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Civil rights speaker lost

Filed by: Alex Blaze

May 16, 2007 12:08 PM

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Yolanda King, the oldest daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died last night at age 51. Jasmyne Cannick has written a short obituary.

I did have the privilege years ago of seeing Yolanda King speak. She was energetic, vibrant, and charismatic and will be greatly missed.

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