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KC Race Riots special to air on 41 Action News

Posted at 3:11 PM, Apr 09, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-09 16:11:19-04

On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, we’re taking a look back at the unrest it sparked in Kansas City and the lasting impacts from the riots of ’68 we still feel today. In our special report, learn how what started as a student protest quickly grew in size and intensity into an event that's now burned into Kansas City’s history forever. 41 Action News reporter, Dia Wall, and Nick Haines of KCPT, take a look back.