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From what I've read, Martin Luther King's heart health was exceptionally poor. So it isn't entirely implausible that he could have had a heart attack in the period in which he died. So, for the sake of convergence, let's say King's natural, albeit sudden death, comes when he historically died. Sometime after the "Mountain Top" speech, but before James Earl Ray has a chance to shoot him, King has a heart attack. Despite all efforts to save his life, Martin Luther King is dead as per OTL in 1968. What effect does removing King's assassination, but not his death, have if any? Will there still be riots over King's death? I know this is a bit convergent, but I wanted to see what happens if I change a single factor. That is, what happens if King's death is natural, and not an act of murder.
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