Aug. 19, 1965: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. answers questions during news conference at Los Angeles City Hall. Mayor Samuel W. Yorty, right, listens with hands over his eyes. Yorty later criticized Dr. King's suggestion that Police Chief William H. Parker resign following LAPD actions during the 1965 riots in Los Angeles. This photo was published in the Aug. 20, 1965 LA Times.

Illustration and creation by ms. Lisa C. Jackson