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Editor s note: This article was originally published in April 2018.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. empowered the oppressed, shook the complacent and focused national attention on civil rights as he strove to achieve racial justice through nonviolence.
A half-century has passed since Kingâs assassination. Some would say weâre closer to fulfilling his dream. Others believe weâve still got a long, long way to go.
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This is the first of an occasional series that will explore some of the events that marked 1968 as one of the most tumultuous years in U.S. history. Read more about the series, here.Â