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American Black Journal
A Conversation with Tavis Smiley – Part I
Award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author, Tavis Smiley, has a new book out that recounts the last year of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. In this book, “Death of a King,” Tavis writes about the trails and tribulations that Dr. King experienced leading up to his shocking assassination on April 4, 1968. Episode 4303/Segment 1.
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