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Article: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jazz
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- Washington Informer
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- January 17, 1996
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Askia Muhammad
Washington Informer
01-17-1996
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jazz.
When a man is martyred, he is often lionized in many different media. The balladeers sing praises of him. The poets recite versus in his honor. Painters render his likeness on murals, and portraits. Statues are cast. In some instances a flame is lit near his crypt.
Well, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is all that, plus a postage stamp. Even "clip art" images of him appear everywhere and an official federal holiday is named in his honor.
A learned man, whose father, grandfather, several uncles, and his own brothers were Christian preachers, there was little room in his life for the more temporal arts, especially ...
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