Completing the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

For 14 years, Ed Jackson Jr. has shepherded the creation of a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Dept. of the Interior secretary Ken Salazar, center, Washington, D.C. mayor Vincent Gray, second from right, with other invited guests view the Martin Luther King Jr. statue during a walking tour of the national memorial.

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Completing the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

For 14 years, Ed Jackson Jr. has shepherded the creation of a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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