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Three simple words can describe the nature of the social revolution that is talking place and what Negroes really want. They are the words all, now, and here.

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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