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Martin Luther King's fight went beyond civil rights

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From: Philadelphia Tribune, The
Date: 19940114
Author:Ron Daniels

Ron Daniels
Philadelphia Tribune, The
01-14-1994
Martin Luther King's fight went beyond civil rights.

By Ron Daniels

As we come upon the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. As might be expected, there are a multiplicity of local, state, and national ceremonies and memorials to mark the occasion. In my judgment, there is so much pomp and circumstance, so many commemorations, and so much celebration, indeed mystification of the man and his life that we are in danger of losing the real force and power of this courageous drum major for justice.

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