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King predicts record civil rights demonstrations in 1964
Dr Martin Luther King Jr forecast a hot summer for civil rights with demonstrations at unprecedented levels. He said Alabama would be the main target this year with plans to mobilize 10 000 nonviolent recruits and to send 1 500 students to Mississippi. He outlined voting drives, possible action in Washington and a nationwide selective buying program expansion of Operation Breadbasket.
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