LIFE VOICES OF MILLIONS

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• Rosa !'arks "Q111rt Stren111h"

"I have a dream that my four children will one dnl' live /11 a 11atio11 ll'here they will 1101 b<· jrulgc'd by tire color of 1hei1; skin, blll bv the content of their characte1: Dr. Martin Luther K.i.og Jr.

"I refuse to accept 1/re vie11: that the bright daybreak o.f peace and brotherhood can 11el'er become a reality. "

• Dr, Marlin Lulher King Jr.

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Who is the 1nost influe ntial Black American and why?