Ben’s Chili Bowl stayed open during the 1968 riots that followed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death on April 4, 1968, and on Wednesday the famous U Street, Northwest, restaurant hosted a march and vigil to honor King 50 years later.
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Ben’s Chili Bowl stayed open during the 1968 riots that followed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death on April 4, 1968, and on Wednesday the famous U Street, Northwest, restaurant hosted a march and vigil to honor King 50 years later.