Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In a year marred by continuing struggles for racial equality and justice, many of the issues that drove Dr. King are still prevalent today. Rev. Lawrence Turner of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, TN joins to discuss King’s legacy and today’s fight against poverty and racial injustice.
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Hari Sreenivasan:
Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of the Lorraine motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
King had been in Memphis advocating on the behalf of Black laborers and equal pay.