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Jesse Jackson: How Dr. King Lived Is Why He Died

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Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A tribute to Dr. King by one of his leading successors, Rev. Jesse Jackson. How prophetic were MLK's words in a speech he gave on April 3--"I've Been to the Mountaintop"--evoking Moses' view of the Promised Land he'd never get to lead his people into.

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Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, (more...)
 

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