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sheshe2

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11. Yes.

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:39 PM

Jan 2018

He has done so much, and likley was on a journey to do so much more.

Yes he was.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. King sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest. He was the driving force behind watershed events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, which helped bring about such

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr

Thank you BoneyardDem. Black Lives Matter.

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Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did [View all] sheshe2 Jan 2018 OP

Thanks for posting, sheshe! Nt Anon-C Jan 2018 #1

Upright truth. Thanks sheshe. irisblue Jan 2018 #2

Thanks, irisblue. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #4

I am not African American but I know exactly what Martin Luther King did. He was my hero. Lint Head Jan 2018 #3

Linthead, thank you for your testimony. irisblue Jan 2018 #5

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Thank you for your post here. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #6

. Lint Head Jan 2018 #18

Thank you. You show how we are all responsible for the kind of society we live in. Doodley Jan 2018 #27

Thank you! Yes they do, very much! NurseJackie Jan 2018 #7

Thank you, Jackie! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #8

I often find myself ill prepared... BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #9

Yes. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #11

Senator Obama honoring the life of Coretta Scott King lapucelle Jan 2018 #10

I will love those two forever. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #13

Mahalo for this from Hamden Rice, she Cha Jan 2018 #12

Powerful qoute from Martin. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #15

Yes, we will, she! Cha Jan 2018 #16

Love you back! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #17

K&R. Thank you for this post, Sheshe lunamagica Jan 2018 #14

Great thread Gothmog Jan 2018 #20

K&R. TexasTowelie Jan 2018 #21

Thank you for posting. herding cats Jan 2018 #22

Thanks for posting this... spicysista Jan 2018 #23

Perfect thread to remember MLK. brer cat Jan 2018 #24

Something to reflect upon today. George II Jan 2018 #25

K&R ehrnst Jan 2018 #26

Good article. I learned this truth after I moved to the deep south and listened to black leaders. aikoaiko Jan 2018 #28