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Martin Luther King Day: Decades after icon's death, voting rights under threat
On Martin Luther King day, Americans honour the civil rights activist. It was recognised as a federal holiday in 1983. Decades after icon's death, voting rights are under threat. An ongoing campaign to expand voting rights legislation and restore full power of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is receiving a massive mobilisation. Kethevane Gorjestani and Matthieu Mabin report.
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Martin Luther King Day is a moment when a mirror is being held up to America, President Joe Biden said Monday. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was 39 when he was assassinated in 1968.
