Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr


"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today."

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.; the killing sparked a wave of riots across the country.
Audio LinkSen. Robert Kennedy breaks the news to supporters at a presidential campaign rally.

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