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Colin Powell: “It's a tribute to the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King because this is what it was all about as far as he was concerned.…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2009
It's a tribute to the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King because this is what it was all about as far as he was concerned. That people should be judged on the content of their character, and not the color of their skin.
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Colin Powell

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Colin Powell reflects on the significance of Martin Luther King's legacy in relation to Barack Obama's election.

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