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Article: Martin Luther King feature: Dream on; Filmmakers shy away from frank look back.(SHOW)(ON THE EDGE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 16, 2004
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Byline: Scott Galupo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
It's been nearly 20 years since we started celebrating Martin Luther King's birthday as a national holiday. The moral significance and trajectory of the slain civil rights leader's life - and its tragic, violent end - are the stuff of compelling theatrical drama. Still, Hollywood has yet to deliver a great Martin Luther King movie.
Popular artists have paid tribute in small ways. In 1991, the hip-hop group Public Enemy sprang to the defense of the annual celebration with "By the Time I Get to Arizona," a protest against the state's persistent refusal to honor King. Rage Against the Machine, the defunct ...
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