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Missoula speakers mark Martin Luther King Day and urge continued activism
Summary
Community speakers in Missoula used a Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. gathering to commemorate King’s life and to press for ongoing local action on civil rights, poverty, war and environmental protection.
Dozens of Missoula residents gathered Jan. 15 to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and to press for continued activism on issues they said King took up, including racial justice, poverty, and opposition to war.
At the outdoor event, Robert Dez Freeman, speaking on behalf of the Black Student Union, said King’s “dream must become ours now,” and urged attendees not to treat the holiday as a once-a-year observance. “There are 365 days in a year, and it's…
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