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And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Age: 39 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 15
Died: 1968
Died: April 4
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