A Street Named Martin Luther King

From: Atlanta Inquirer | Date: April 4, 1998 | Copyright information


Atlanta Inquirer

04-04-1998

A Street Named Martin Luther King

Recently my husband and I were sightseeing in a large urban city. I misread the map and, instead of arriving at the wax museum, we found ourselves headed for the Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge.

"Hon, we better turn around. We're about to get in trouble," I announced. My husband quickly reminded me that, except in action adventure-movies, it's mighty difficult (not to mention illegal) to ...

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