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As I reflect on the assassination of my father 51 years ago today, this photo means a great deal to me. Even as a child, he captivated me. And
now, as his 56 year-old adult daughter, he continues to captivate me. 

#WeWillGetThere
#MartinLutherKingJr.
#MLK
I was leaning in then; I am leaning in now. I did not fully grasp who he was then, but now I fully understand. He was a prophet to the world. His words and teachings provide the just, equitable, humane, and peaceful way to create a just, equitable, humane and peaceful world.
What he taught us through his example and through the movement emanated Christ. He was the embodiment of the Christ Spirit. We ignore his words and teachings at our own peril.
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[thread] In 1968, 51 years ago, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) was murdered by a white supremacist. He was only 39 years old. @WStatesCenter #MLK51
Many people today call MLK an “American hero.” I think it is both just and accurate to do so. As we do, I hope we will remember that he was also an American rebel and patriot. #MLK51
One hated by proponents of Jim Crow segregation, isolated by liberals more concerned with the politics of niceties and comfortability
and scorned by an ideological left that ironically, and without obvious embarrassment saw itself as more radical than King. #MLK51
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