Impact of the King Assassination. Though blacks and whites alike mourned Kingâs passing, the killing in some ways served to widen the rift between black and white Americans, as many blacks saw Kingâs assassination as a rejection of their vigorous pursuit of equality through the nonviolent resistance he had championed.
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane Originally published as, Stephen Crane's Own Story (1897), The Open Boat is based on the real-life ordeal that Crane endured when the boat he was taking to Cuba ran aground and sank off the Florida coast.
Q & A: Daniel James Brown on âThe Boys in the Boatâ. A Q & A with Daniel James Brown, Redmond author of âThe Boys in the Boat,â the story of the University of Washington crew team who vanquished Hitlerâs team in the 1936 Olympics. The University of Washington and German crew teams approach the finish line at GrÃ¼nau in the 1936 Olympic Games.