{"id":8451,"date":"2018-04-04T08:25:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=8451"},"modified":"2018-04-04T08:25:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T12:25:09","slug":"students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Students hear first-hand accounts of the turbulent days after MLK&#8217;s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 666%;\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.2508%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1105443290001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5763342916001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One by one, those who\u2019d experienced the turbulent days in Pittsburgh half a century ago entered the room and faced questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did Martin Luther King\u2019s death affect the black communities in Pittsburgh?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you could talk about one thing in the MLK movement, what would you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy was Dr. Martin Luther King praised more than Malcolm?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several students at Westinghouse Academy 6-12 got a chance to spend time with five people who knew Pittsburgh in the era of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and witnessed the city\u2019s evolution after the civil rights leader\u2019s murder on April 4, 1968.<\/p>\n<p><em>(The story of Pittsburgh&#8217;s reaction to the Rev. King&#8217;s death is detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/the-week-the-hill-rose-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The week the Hill rose up.&#8221;<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The five &#8212; Louis \u201cHop\u201d Kendrick, Curtiss Porter, Brenda Tate, Ralph Porter and Charlene Foggie-Barnett &#8212; shared stories with Westinghouse students earning college level credit in a special U.S. history course taught by Sean Means<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8471\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-fPl7cM1F\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-attachment-id=\"8471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/20180404smswestinghouse-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?fit=2000%2C1305&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1305\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521739991&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180404smsWestinghouse-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Brenda Tate and Charlene Foggie-Barnett chat with Westinghouse students. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?fit=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?fit=800%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8471 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4-300x196.jpg?resize=300%2C196\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?resize=536%2C350&amp;ssl=1 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404smsWestinghouse-4.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Tate and Charlene Foggie-Barnett chat with Westinghouse students. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The course is the result of a partnership between Westinghouse and Pitt\u2019s School of Social Work, and \u201cshows what the students are capable of if given an opportunity and creates a new narrative around the school,\u201d says program director Esohe Osai. \u201cThe students can see themselves as scholars. It can change their view of themselves and the common perception of the school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program, in its second year, has plans to expand at Westinghouse next year. \u201cThis partnership has great potential and I\u2019m excited to see where it goes,\u201d Osai says.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Gazette videographer Jessie Wardarski recorded the remarkable conversations with students about the uprising in Pittsburgh 50 years ago. Students also shot photographs of each of the five adults. We\u2019re presenting the interviews and pictures here in the Digs to highlight a unique coming together of generations with an interest in where we\u2019ve been and where we\u2019re going.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\\\/thedigs\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/04\\\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:80752127}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 363px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"363\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 510px; height: 363px;\" data-original-width=\"510\" data-original-height=\"363\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/20180404_mlk_kendrick\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"506\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"359\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"8457\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/weg.20180404_MLK_Hop.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,885\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Isis Philibert&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Louis \\u201cHop\\u201d Kendrick, photographed by Westinghouse junior Dana Morris.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521157793&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20180404_MLK_Kendrick&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180404_MLK_Kendrick\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/weg.20180404_MLK_Hop.jpg?fit=300%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/weg.20180404_MLK_Hop.jpg?fit=800%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/weg.20180404_MLK_Hop.jpg?w=506&#038;h=359&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"506\" height=\"359\" data-original-width=\"506\" data-original-height=\"359\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"20180404_MLK_Kendrick\" alt=\"Louis \u201cHop\u201d Kendrick, photographed by Westinghouse junior Dana Morris.\" style=\"width: 506px; height: 359px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Louis \u201cHop\u201d Kendrick, photographed by Westinghouse junior Dana Morris. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 290px; height: 363px;\" data-original-width=\"290\" data-original-height=\"363\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/20180404_mlk_tate\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"286\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"359\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"8456\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Tate.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,1569\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Isis Philibert&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Brenda Tate, photographed by Westinghouse junior Zion Benjamin.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521737807&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20180404_MLK_Tate&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180404_MLK_Tate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Tate.jpg?fit=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Tate.jpg?fit=800%2C1004&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Tate.jpg?w=286&#038;h=359&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"286\" height=\"359\" data-original-width=\"286\" data-original-height=\"359\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"20180404_MLK_Tate\" alt=\"Brenda Tate, photographed by Westinghouse junior Zion Benjamin.\" style=\"width: 286px; height: 359px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Brenda Tate, photographed by Westinghouse junior Zion Benjamin. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 388px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"388\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 512px; height: 388px;\" data-original-width=\"512\" data-original-height=\"388\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/20180404_mlk_proctor\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"508\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"384\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"8455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Proctor.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Isis Philibert&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ralph Proctor, photographed by Westinghouse junior Isis Philibert.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1429814840&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20180404_MLK_Proctor&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180404_MLK_Proctor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Proctor.jpg?fit=300%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Proctor.jpg?fit=800%2C605&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Proctor.jpg?w=508&#038;h=384&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"508\" height=\"384\" data-original-width=\"508\" data-original-height=\"384\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"20180404_MLK_Proctor\" alt=\"Ralph Proctor, photographed by Westinghouse junior Isis Philibert.\" style=\"width: 508px; height: 384px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ralph Proctor, photographed by Westinghouse junior Isis Philibert. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 288px; height: 388px;\" data-original-width=\"288\" data-original-height=\"388\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/20180404_mlk_foggie\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"284\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"384\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"8452\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Foggie.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"924,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jeremiah Alford, Davonne Mosley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Charlene Foggie-Barnett, photographed by Westinghouse juniors Jeremiah Alford, Davonne Mosley and Isis Philibert.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521736991&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20180404_MLK_Foggie&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180404_MLK_Foggie\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Foggie.jpg?fit=222%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Foggie.jpg?fit=757%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Foggie.jpg?w=284&#038;h=384&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"284\" height=\"384\" data-original-width=\"284\" data-original-height=\"384\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"20180404_MLK_Foggie\" alt=\"Charlene Foggie-Barnett, photographed by Westinghouse juniors Jeremiah Alford, Davonne Mosley and Isis Philibert.\" style=\"width: 284px; height: 384px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Charlene Foggie-Barnett, photographed by Westinghouse juniors Jeremiah Alford, Davonne Mosley and Isis Philibert. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 979px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"979\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 979px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"979\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/web-20180404_mlk_porter\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"796\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"975\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"8454\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Porter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521142909&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web.20180404_MLK_Porter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Porter.jpg?fit=245%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Porter.jpg?fit=800%2C980&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Porter.jpg?w=796&#038;h=975&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"796\" height=\"975\" data-original-width=\"796\" data-original-height=\"975\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"web.20180404_MLK_Porter\" alt=\"Curtiss Porter, photographed by Westinghouse junior Eryk Burgess.\" style=\"width: 796px; height: 975px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Curtiss Porter, photographed by Westinghouse junior Eryk Burgess. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe students can see themselves as scholars&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class='more-link' href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2018\/04\/04\/students-hear-first-hand-accounts-of-the-turbulent-days-after-mlks-murder\/'>Look at the pictures<span class='screen-reader-text'>Students hear first-hand accounts of the turbulent days after MLK&#8217;s murder<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[948],"tags":[962,980,1036,1051],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/web.20180404_MLK_Proctor.jpg?fit=1250%2C945&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9358,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2019\/01\/21\/mlk-martin-luther-king-jr-legacy-in-pittsburgh\/","url_meta":{"origin":8451,"position":0},"title":"Remembering MLK&#8217;s impact in Pittsburgh","date":"January 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Trying to research the Rev. 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