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King Sr urges end to hypocrisy and hate in America
Martin Luther King Sr. illnesses and calls for love and justice frame his Concord Baptist Church message. He vows to continue his late son's work while denouncing hypocrisy and racial injustice across the nation. In Greenwood Mississippi a Negro boycott cripples merchants, organized by ministers, with picketing and public name reads to deter crossers. Urban League backs the Poor People's March on Washington, offering help if asked.
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