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Dr. King—The Preacher’s Last Year

April 4, 2018 by David R. Stokes 1 Comment

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed 50 years ago today in Memphis, Tennessee.  I wonder what he would think about our national journey since the day his powerful voice was so violently silenced?

He was a great man on so many levels. But he was first a pastor/preacher, erudite and eloquent, persuasive and passionate—and at times controversial—in the pulpit.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's death, Civil Rights, Dr. King, King Assassination, Preaching, Relevant Ministry, Riverside Church, Vietnam War

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