Dorothy Cotton, who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. for 12 years, continues to spread the message that fighting for King’s “dream” made his followers stronger.
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Delivering the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, Feb. 20, 2007, to a large audience in Cornell’s Sage Chapel, she said, “Many people associate the civil rights movement with great suffering and sadness. However from another perspective, that earth-changing movement gave millions a new reason to live.” Her lecture focused on what it means to “truly live” and related that theme to the legacy of King.
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