How did the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy affect society as a whole?

The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy had a tremendous impact on American society. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination came just a few months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Americans had believed that their country was free from the political assassinations that had plagued other countries. This assumption was shattered by the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 and the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy came at a time of great political upheaval in the United States. Americans were beginning to believe that the country was falling apart. The number of protests held in opposition to the Vietnam War were growing. People were beginning to believe that the government was not being honest with them about how the United States was really doing in the Vietnam War. There had been riots in many American cities dealing with the issues of racism and poverty. This assassination was another blow to the positive self-image many Americans had about their country.