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Dr. King didn’t do everything

CuratedPrayerandpolitiks  |  January 13, 2016

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We miss the significance of the Civil Rights Movement if we attribute everything to Dr. King. In fact, if one studies the record carefully, it is amazing to note that most of the major Civil Rights Movement campaigns were actually initiated by others.

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