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In what way was Kirk not prominent?
The word "prominent" can mean a variety of things, including well-known or famous. Kirk was certainly very well known to a sizeable segment of the population, including those who agreed with and admired him and those who strongly disagreed with his views and found them detestable.
I dont have a strong opinion either way as to whether it's appropriate to call his murder an assassination, but to claim he was not a prominent figure makes no sense to me.