Martin Luther King, Jr.: How would American life be different without him?(USA)

Martin Luther King, Jr.: How would American life be different without him?(USA)

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January 14, 2012 | Wood, Daniel B. | Copyright

Byline: Daniel B. Wood

Awaiting a panel discussion titled, "What if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had Tweeted the Civil Rights Movement," Franklin Henderson sits in the darkened Steve Allen Theater, talking about the life he didn't have to lead because of King.

"We didn't have a poll tax in Miami, Florida where I grew up or a lot of the other hurdles blacks had," says the retired, Past National President of the Ninth & Tenth (Horse) Calvary Association. "He brought civil rights in America a very long way."

"But not far enough," says his wife, Doris. "There is still a long way to go."

The two comments echo the discussion today among scholars, activists, and African American community leaders in cities across America. A brief newsreel of civil rights marches, the fire hosing …

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