"A Poem on the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy" by Nikki Giovanni

On June 5, 1968, according to the Associated Press, "Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene."

On this day in 1968, according to the Associated Press, "Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, 25 1/2 hours after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan."

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Nikki Giovanni