Prominent civil rights leader highlights legacy of King's dream

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, D.C. in this file photo of Aug. 28, 1963.
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Prominent civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery discusses the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. Lowery spoke at the 20th annual MLK Day breakfast at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Midday features that speech, plus an excerpt from the American RadioWorks documentary "King's Last March."

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