Walter Washington rose to prominence by tempering the aftermath of this event, which also prompted a speech quoting Aeschylus to be delivered in Indianapolis by a presidential candidate.
In the wake of this event, Corky Gonzalez helped set up a system of shantytowns known as "Resurrection City" in a last-ditch effort to secure an "Economic Bill of Rights," the culmination of the "Poor People's Campaign" effectively scuttled by this event. Walter Washington rose to prominence by tempering the aftermath of this event, which also prompted a speech quoting Aeschylus to be delivered in Indianapolis by a presidential candidate. This action led to the swift resolution of a sanitation workers' strike and prevented the delivery of the (*) speech "Why America May Go to Hell," while prior to it, the central figure predicted "difficult days ahead" and noted "I may not get there with you." This action was perpetrated by a man later arrested at Heathrow Airport a day after the delivery of the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, and occurred on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. For 10 points, identify this 1968 event in which James Earl Ray shot the foremost leader of the Civil Rights movement.
In the wake of this event, Corky Gonzalez helped set up a system of shantytowns known as "Resurrection City" in a last-ditch effort to secure an "Economic Bill of Rights," the culmination of the "Poor People's Campaign" effectively scuttled by this event.
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. [accept any reasonable equivalents]