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On august 28, 1963, on the steps of the lincoln memorial during the march on washington, martin l. The 1968 assassination of civil rights icon martin luther king jr. Carefully remove the minibook to be copied, tearing along the perforation. Readers will explore king s life, from his boyhood in atlanta to his triumphant successes in breaking down the barriers of racism and segregation.
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