Martin Luther King: A king for all ages

America loathes marchers but loves martyrs, writes Jesse Jackson, and that fatal bullet in Memphis 50 years ago made Martin Luther King Jr a martyr for the ages.

Martin Luther King: A king for all ages

America loathes marchers but loves martyrs, writes Jesse Jackson, and that fatal bullet in Memphis 50 years ago made Martin Luther King Jr a martyr for the ages.

As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Martin Luther King, we cannot merely dwell on how he died, but also on how he lived.

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