King III rebukes justice system, war in speech
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
When Martin Luther King III strode to the podium at the Show Me Center Tuesday night he left his script behind. He warned the audience he was about to give a speech the likes of which they might not be used to. "The only risk in not using a written text is that I come from a family of Baptist ministers," said King. "So I'm going to preach to you here a little bit, and I'm going to try to get us out of here by midnight."
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