1. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Civil Rights Hero
... Kennedy. To demonstrate the complete support of the bill, a march through the streets of Washington, D.C. was organized by Phillip Rudolph. The march was to finish directly in for of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, the late president, who was responsible for abolishing slavery 100 years ago. This was the site where King was to be the last speaker that day on his equality ... ...
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