Plaque honors King's murderer by mistake

Thursday, January 17, 2002

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- A plaque prepared to honor actor James Earl Jones at a Saturday celebration of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Lauderhill, Fla., instead has this inscription: "Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive."

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