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pangaia

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9. I was in Memphis that day.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 08:36 AM

Apr 2012

I was on the faculty at the then Memphis State University.
It was a day I will never forget...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered 44 years ago today. [View all] WilliamPitt Apr 2012 OP

... lamp_shade Apr 2012 #1

An awful day in our history. MarianJack Apr 2012 #2

My tribute to him lunatica Apr 2012 #3

beautiful picture cindyperry2010 Apr 2012 #4

Thank you lunatica Apr 2012 #11

ttt Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #5

Of course those in power couldn't let him live. nt raccoon Apr 2012 #6

See: ananda Apr 2012 #7

And his dream has yet to be fulfilled. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #8

I was in Memphis that day. pangaia Apr 2012 #9

Sad, sad day in our history RT Atlanta Apr 2012 #10

He was working for workers to have rights that are now being thrown away... He would be so happy for midnight Apr 2012 #12

He stood with the 99% RT Atlanta Apr 2012 #14

It's been that long? Seems like it was just a few years ago. sinkingfeeling Apr 2012 #13

I remember it well. Faygo Kid Apr 2012 #15

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