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Martin Luther King Jr.’s words still inspire nearly 50 years after his death
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National Civil Rights Museum President Terri Lee Freeman stands in front of the balcony of the old Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, where Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night devoid of stars, he wasn’t thinking of the world in 2018. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Though his voice was silenced nearly 50 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of nonviolence still resonates and inspires. Decades ago, the famed civil rights leader - also regarded as one of America’s greatest orators - recalled driving one night from Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his brother A.D. at the wheel. Most cars in the opposite lane failed to dim their lights, and his brother angrily vowed to keep his bright lights on in retaliation.