The legacy of MLK

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April 4, 2008, 6:23 pm
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(NECN) - Forty years ago today, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was no stranger to Boston. He earned his doctorate from Boston University and honed his message of non-violence and change. 40 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, NECN's Scot Yount looks back on his life and legacy.

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