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Photo Gallery: 50 Years After MLK’s Death, A Look At His Life

Associated Press

Posted on April 4, 2018 · He famously delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington, calling for equality among the races

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WATCH: Martin Luther King Jr. Honored As Thousands March To ‘Keep The Dream Going’

Associated Press / ERRIN HAINES WHACK, AP / ADRIAN SAINZ, AP / HPM Digital Team / Rhonda Fanning, Texas Standard

Posted on April 4, 2018 · The commemorations stretch from his hometown of Atlanta to Memphis, where he died, and points beyond

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Bernice King Discusses Her Father, His Legacy In Memphis

ADRIAN SAINZ, AP

Posted on April 3, 2018 · King was only 5 when her father was killed on April 4, 1968, while supporting a sanitation workers' strike in Memphis

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50 Years After Martin Luther King’s Death, His Children Are Still Grieving

ERRIN HAINES WHACK, AP

Posted on April 3, 2018 · The tributes to their dad are points of pride, but also constant reminders of the void he left

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Martin Luther King Jr. Tackled Many Issues In His Lifetime. Where Are We Now?

RUSSELL CONTRERAS, AP

Posted on April 2, 2018 · Fifty years after his assassination, some of these barriers have fallen — but others remain

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Events To Honor Martin Luther King Jr., 50 Years Since Memphis Assassination

Associated Press

Posted on April 2, 2018 · Museums and activists have organized three days of marches, speeches and conferences to remember King and his legacy

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Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 7, 2023 · The agreement between state and federal transportation leaders will allow the North Houston Highway Improvement Project to move forward while addressing the expansion's impacts on surrounding communities.

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