A neo-Nazi’s attempted killing of Dutschke reignited West German protests in April 1968

Evidence

In April 1968 a neo-Nazi, inspired by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. one week earlier in Tennessee, tried to kill Dutschke, sparking a new wave of protests and “sit-ins” often targeting symbols of US power. — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 91

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1967 Berlin protest against the CIA-installed Shah radicalized West Germany’s student movement — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 91; The attempted assassination of Dutschke triggered mass street battles unseen since Weimar — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2641; May 1968 fused French and West German student revolt over emergency laws (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The attempted assassination of Dutschke triggered mass street battles unseen since Weimar #corroborates (0.93) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2641
• Ohnesorg’s shooting triggered nationwide student protest in West Germany #corroborates (0.78) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2611
• May 1968 fused French and West German student revolt over emergency laws #qualifies (0.72)