King's Birthday Rally Highlights State House Protest
Sharpton urged resolve at the King Day rally as NAACP leaders pressed for removing the Confederate flag from State House grounds and urged economic sanctions. About 3,500 marchers attended, citing broader issues of funding, prisons, and profiling. Sanford also spoke at Chappelle Memorial AME Church in Columbia.
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Bush speaks on race and action amid ties to King legacy
President Bush voiced ongoing social prejudice and the need to heed Martin Luther King Jr. as he visited a Atlanta church. He faced questions over affirmative action and legacy admissions while Condoleezza Rice drew strong applause.
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