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Exhibit of important papers marks MLK's 90th birthday

On display at National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta

n this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 photo, visitors look at a new metal sculpture at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta that features the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own handwriting illuminated by light. The permanent sculpture hangs just outside a gallery where an exhibit of King's papers, including drafts of famous speeches and notable sermons, is on display. - photo by Associated Press

n this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 photo, visitors look at a new metal sculpture at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta that features the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own handwriting illuminated by light. The permanent sculpture hangs just outside a gallery where an exhibit of King's papers, including drafts of famous speeches and notable sermons, is on display. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — A collection of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers on display in Atlanta provides insight into the slain civil rights leader's thought processes as he drafted some of his most well-known speeches and notable sermons.

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