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PHOTOS: The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 19, 2015
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen, date and location unknown
The National Civil Rights Museum, built around the motel where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968
The balcony of the Loraine Hotel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated is seen and is now part of the The National Civil Rights Museum
The room at the Loraine Hotel which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. occupied the night before his assassination
A model of the Martin Luther King National Memorial in seen in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, sit with three of their four children in their Atlanta, Ga, home, on March 17, 1963
The Martin Luther King Bridge, top, and Eads Bridge, bottom, both crossing the Mississippi River, are seen from East St. Louis, Ill.
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, right, and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall pick up brushes and contribute to a mural of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, III, one of Martin Luther King , Jr.'s sons
A Montgomery Sheriff's Department booking photo of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. taken Feb 22, 1956
The children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
The Rev. Martin Luther King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, holds news conference today March 26, 1964 at the capital
Rev. Bernice Albertine King applauds as her mother, Coretta Scott King, speaks during The Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service
Julian Bond and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. casting their ballots to fill Bond's vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Atlanta
An undated picture of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthplace, 501 Auburn Avenue N.E., Atlanta, Ga. Dr. King was born here, January 15, 1929
A brace of plow mules drawing the farm wagon bearing the mahogany casket of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 9, 1968.
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