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Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to the masses and with his wife Coretta led marches on Washington, and from Selma to Montgomery; he is also remembered for his mugshot, the number 7080 hanging across his chest. All these images paint a picture of King, but a commemoration of the man must also include the images of suffering that drove him toward action. King was reacting against America's history of segregation, racism and civil unrest.
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The following photos portray daily life in segregated times that were fraught with overt racial tension. African-Americans are seen going about their daily lives while walking through separate entrances or occupying back seats. Also seen are acts of opposition, like sitting in a "white seat" or drinking from a "white fountain," and marching through the streets with signs declaring protest.
It's easy to forget that these photos aren't from the distant past; King, who was murdered in 1968, would be 86 years old if he were alive today. As was illustrated last year in places as far apart as Ferguson, Missouri and New York City, we still live in an America at odds with itself and its views on race. This photos show what we were, and what King dreamed we'd become.
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