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Martin Luther King Jr and the legacy of a permanent influence

On April 10, 20185:43 amIn Scenarios with Obadiah Mailafiaby Nwafor

WEDNESDAY 4th April this year marks 50 years down to the very day, when African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was felled by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee.

Obama hails King, says ‘dream’ requires vigilance

On August 28, 20139:06 pmIn Newsby vanguard

President Barack Obama hailed Martin Luther King Jr Wednesday for saving America from oppression but said “constant vigilance” was needed to keep the civil rights icon’s dream of equality alive.

Thousands mark ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

On August 24, 20139:27 pmIn Newsby vanguard

Tens of thousands gathered Saturday to mark 50 years since the March on Washington, the civil rights watershed where Martin Luther King Jr famously declared: “I have a dream.”