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What really happened? © PIH Network, 2011.
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. In 2000, the State of Alabama awarded Rosa Parks resident of the NAACP and her friend, and long the Governor's Medal of Honor for Extraordinary Courage. She also received the Alabama Academy Award the same year. © PIH Network, 2011.
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The March on Washington held August 28, 1963 is the largest civil rights demonstration in history with nearly 250,000 people in attendance. At the march, King makes his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. © PIH Network, 2011.
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On Sunday, March 21, 1965, about 3,200 marchers set out for Montgomery, walking 12 miles a day and sleeping in fields. By the time they reached the capitol on Thursday, March 25, they were 25,000-strong. © PIH Network, 2011.
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At sunset on April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Lorraine Motel © PIH Network, 2011.
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November 2, 1986 President Reagan declares a national holiday in King’s honor. © PIH Network, 2011.
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We have come a long way… © PIH Network, 2011.
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