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MLK in Gandhi's Footsteps
Clip: Season 12 | 7m 26s
Civil rights veterans visit India to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi.
Fifty years ago at the beginning of America’s civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. went to India to walk in the footsteps of one of his heroes, Mohandas Gandhi. Dr. King was strongly influenced by Gandhi’s teachings of nonviolent resistance. Recently, Dr. King’s son and many civil rights veterans revisited India to honor both King and Gandhi.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
MLK in Gandhi's Footsteps
Clip: Season 12 | 7m 26s
Fifty years ago at the beginning of America’s civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. went to India to walk in the footsteps of one of his heroes, Mohandas Gandhi. Dr. King was strongly influenced by Gandhi’s teachings of nonviolent resistance. Recently, Dr. King’s son and many civil rights veterans revisited India to honor both King and Gandhi.
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