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Article: King remembered in Memphis 40 years after assassination.(Martin Luther King Jr.)
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- April 21, 2008
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They came to Memphis to reconnect with the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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They came from all over the nation--Blacks, Whites, Hispanics and Asians, rich and poor. It didn't matter what color or how much money they had. They marched side by side and were united with one common purpose: to remember King and what he stood for on the 40th anniversary of the civil rights leader's assassination. King would have been proud, many said.
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They came to answer the call placed by the march organizers, civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton and King's son Martin ...