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Human rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968.

Today in Black America: 05.01.09

POSTED: May 01, 2009, 6:21 pm

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A recap of the top stories impacting Black America on May 1, 2009.

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