Ever since the nation had been rocked by the Watts riots in August 1965, Kennedy had dedicated his efforts to seeking a solution to black inner-city poverty and urban decay. For Kennedy there was no greater single problem facing the nation. As he told a group of New York community leaders in late January 1966, “What is at stake is not just the fate of the Negro in America but the fate of all Americans, of the legacy of our past and the promise of our future.”
Bobby Kennedy
