Deseret News | Reader comments: MLK assassination stained Memphis, limited city's prosperity

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MLK assassination stained Memphis, limited city's prosperity

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Anonymous | 1:44 p.m. April 3, 2008

I lived in Memphis for about 4 years back in the mid-90s. Trust me - it has large-scale problems that have nothing to do with the King assassination. It wouldn't be much better off if MLK had been assassinated somewhere else.

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