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Social media remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15:  Saoudatou Dia (L) and her daughter Aminah (R) visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Day January 15, 2018 in Washington DC. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 88 years old today.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: Saoudatou Dia (L) and her daughter Aminah (R) visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Day January 15, 2018 in Washington DC. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 88 years old today. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 15, 2018

As former President Bill Clinton noted, it has been 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s  final birthday, but the words he spoke and the actions he took still resonate today.

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And as his message still inspires Americans to make their country better, many are taking to social media to note how his fight continues today and what we can learn from King’s work.

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Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

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