#MLK50: Barack Obama and John Lewis remember Martin Luther King and the day he was shot

"It was a very sad and dark time for me."

Wed, 04 Apr, 2018 - 15:12

Greg Murphy

In honour of the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr's death, former US president Barack Obama and Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, discuss MLK's legacy.

Leading the conversation, Obama asks Lewis if he remembers where he was when he heard MLK had been assassinated.

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