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Ep. 69: Bobby Kennedy and His Enemies (Part 1)

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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The Impact of Bobby Kennedy's Speech in Indianapolis

Bobby Kennedy was affected by the poverty he saw in Appalachia and Bedside, New York. He is a senator of New York so that really has an impact on him. So he does kind of take a more progressive turn in these years. The reason they said we didn't have riots that after King's assassinated is because it's because James Brown decided to have a concert and he addresses the crowd. It's like Bobby Kennedy and James Brown in that one moment there.

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