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Roundup

1-15-07

MLK Papers Go on Display [audio 3min]

A collection of papers belonging to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. go on display at the Atlanta History Center Monday, on the national holiday honoring the civil rights leader. The papers include the draft of a famous speech from 1967 condemning the Vietnam War. Report by Kathy Lohr.

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