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What has happened to Martin Luther King's legacy?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his I Have a Dream speech to huge crowd in Washington DC Source: Getty Images
There are accusations by voting rights advocates that southern US states have reintroduced laws which have the effect of suppressing black voters.
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