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Martin Luther King Day: Around Online
The civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968.
Today, people across the country are celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As we all know, the actve civil rights leader - who was assasinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, TN — was one of the prominent voices of the movement, a voice that rang especially loud in his famous, "I have a dream" speech. Numerous websites are paying tribute to one of the most famous African-American figures in history today:
- The Seattle Times has a great website dedicated to King, his work and history.
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- The Huffington Post dedicated much of its coverage to King's legacy.
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- The News Tribune's opinion page ran this thought-provoking piece on King's likely thoughts regarding how far black people have come in American scoiety.
- I even wrote a piece last year about how.
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