Martin Luther King Jr. archives: Looking back on the summer of 1963

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From NBC Archives: The summer of 1963 marked a time of massive nationwide civil rights protests demanding freedom and equality. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led his followers to Birmingham, Alabama, where they faced the largest amount of segregation in the country. The summer of 1963 changed America forever.

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