Texas GOP chairman steps down after sharing racist MLK post

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Martin Luther King Jr. Born

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Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Spingarn Medal for his leadership of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Condoleezza Rice

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Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his

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Anti-Segregation Campaign

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