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A prophetic legacy awaits fulfillment: as nation celebrates his holiday, King's commitment to nonviolence still confronts us.(Martin Luther King Jr.)(Essay)
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January 9, 2009|
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When President Barack Obama stands on the west front of the U.S. Capitol to deliver his inaugural address Jan. 20, another voice, silenced 40 years ago on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tenn., will resonate with profound historical significance in a moment that even 18 months ago was still unimaginable.
The slow, rolling baritone of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will echo in the first official message of the first African-American president to a nation probing its way into the future.
Though President-elect Obama was only 6 years ...
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