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A person holds a program as King’s family and members of the community gather to remember the life and legacy of MLK’s mother on the 50th anniversary of her murder at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday, June 30, 3034, in Atlanta.
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King family, Ebenezer gather to remember MLK’s mother on 50th anniversary of her murder

50 years ago today, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed while worshiping at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Today, family gather to remember her legacy.

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