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THE FUNERAL OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR by YOLANDE CORNELIA GIOVANNI

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First Line: HIS HEADSTONE SAID / FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST
Last Line: AND PREACHED NON-VIOLENCE
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; FREEDOM; KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR. (1929-1968); NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; LIBERTY;
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