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MLK III: ‘Listen with your ears, hear with your heart’

Martin Luther King III stands alongside Yolanda King, granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as she speaks during last year's March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. — Martin Luther King III stands alongside Yolanda King, granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as she speaks during last year's March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell

Posted August 26, 2021 at 8:00am

Martin Luther King III joins Equal Time to talk with Mary C. Curtis about his father’s “I have a dream” speech, voting rights today and personal memories of his father. Fifty-eight years after his father’s iconic words, MLK III joins John Lewis’ family and others to galvanize the nation to, once again, ensure voting rights for all Americans.

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