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Obama frames King as personal hero in national commemoration
Obama recalls Martin Luther King Jr as a guiding influence while reflecting on progress and race relations. He notes King’s sacrifices and credits them with enabling his rise to the presidency, citing the 1963 March on Washington and ongoing national debate sparked by Trayvon Martin and Zimmerman's case.
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Washington, D.C
Barack Obama
Hawaii
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
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Oval Office
Washington
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Tenn
Valerie Jarrett
Trayvon Martin
Florida
George Zimmerman
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America
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