When Dr. King was murdered, I had no idea who he was. But as soon as I…

Michael Eric Dyson
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When Dr. King was murdered, I had no idea who he was. But as soon as I heard his words on television that night when I was 9 years old, I was dumbstruck, awestruck by their power. ✨ Professor checks out new landscape 'after King'. Interview with Arienne Thompson, www.usatoday.com. April 3, 2009.
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When Dr. King was murdered, I had no idea who he was. But as soon as I heard his words on television that night when I was 9 years old, I was dumbstruck, awestruck by their power. ✨ Professor checks out new landscape 'after King'. Interview with Arienne Thompson, www.usatoday.com. April 3, 2009.

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