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King Would Relish Today's Challenges

40 years after civil-rights leader's death, Jesse Jackson finds message undimmed

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 3, 2008 5:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – With tomorrow marking the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, the Rev. Jesse Jackson pens an appreciation for the New York Daily News. Jackson worked with the civil-rights giant in 1968 on King's last, tragically unfulfilled project, the Poor People’s Campaign. "...   Read full story »

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