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Young blacks challenge King's legacy in 1970s Atlanta
In Atlanta, young black activists argue Martin Luther King Jr’s old group has slowed since the 1960s. Tyrone Brooks of SCLC says the movement should mobilize in the streets while the NAACP and Urban League serve different bases. A conference vote for a new president is set as tensions about direction rise.
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