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April 04, 2026

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.

"1968 and Beyond"

POSTED: April 01, 2009, 8:13 pm

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Dr. Lonnie Bunch and Dr. Peniel Joseph at the opening press conference "1968 and Beyond."

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