Martin Luther King Jr.

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"We pray that this day will be the beginning of a new day in America. It will be a day when people draw inspiration from the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. It will be a day when people realize and recognize that if it were not for Dr. King and those who fought the fight fought in that movement, we would not be celebrating this presidency," said Bernice King, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Associated Press)

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Bernice King (right), the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, speaks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Cherry blossoms frame the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on March 19, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen at dusk ahead in Washington on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., March 22, 1956. King was found guilty of conspiracy to boycott city buses in a campaign to desegregate the bus system, but a judge suspended his $500 fine pending appeal. (AP Photo/Gene Herrick)