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AP Was There: Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to chain gang

EDITOR'S NOTE — The year of 1960 was pivotal for civil rights in America. Segregationist politicians insisted on upholding racist laws and policies that denied black people equal access to many aspects of public life. Legal challenges moved slowly. That year's presidential candidates vied for the support of southern white voters amid the simmering frustrations ...

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