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Martin Luther King Jr.

Forty years after his death, what is the relevance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s message in modern-day activism?

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Interviews by Caitlin Meals • Photographs by John Taggart

"That all people could live together and everyone's entitled to civil rights."

Lois Fortuna,
12th and Mifflin streets

"There's still racism, but I think more people are coming around and learning to deal with it."

Ariel Weeks,
Broad and Jackson streets

"His message was to try to get along with everybody."

Robert Thorne,
15th and Wharton streets

"That we don't derive our rights as being members of a group, but as individuals."

Brendan Kissam,
Broad and Moore streets

"I don't think anybody's paying any attention. Nobody's concerned about people's rights anymore."

Herman Watkins,
18th and Morris streets

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