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MLK assassination: 50 years ago, and the impact today

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On April 4, 1968, Walter Cronkite, then-anchor of the CBS Evening News, reported on the shooting death of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis. Fifty years later, the impact is still being felt. Vann Newkirk of The Atlantic joins CBSN to discuss King's legacy.

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MLK assassinationOn AprilWalter CronkiteCBS Evening NewsMemphis FiftyVann NewkirkThe Atlantic

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