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The message of Martin Luther King

Mareike AdenMarch 31, 2017

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Almost 50 years on, his dream of a world of racial equality hasn't yet become a reality. And for Stephon Ferguson, pictured, King's message of love and nonviolence is still as important as ever.

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