It was a tumultuous year all over the world, and Georgia was not immune to the upheaval and tragedy. It was the year that both Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. Take a look back at that pivotal year in photographs.
Joe McTyre/AJC
Joe McTyre/AJC
Midtown looked a bit different 50 years ago.
Marion Crowe/AJC
Marion Crowe/AJC
The Atlanta Civic Center was brand new.
Noel Davis/AJC
Noel Davis/AJC
And Atlanta had a soccer team. So, sometimes, everything old is new again.
Check out the rest of our photos from 1968 here, and go to myAJC.com/flashback to see more of our Flashback photos series.
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