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Lena Horne

"Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other."

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"Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other."

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"I remember the day tDr. King died. I wasn't angry at the beginning. It was like something very personal in my life had been touched and finished."
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"I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr. King in our lives. He came at a time that we needed to take a long look at each other and see how similar we were."
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