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On the 40th anniversary of his assassination,the American civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King Junior was remembered in Atlanta, Georgia and in Memphis, Tennessee.
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He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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Ebenezer BaptistChurch in Georgia, where King preached, held a commemorative service.
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Speaking atthe event, Jeremy Pond,from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said thatthe struggle started by King must be continued.
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"We have to continue to lift up the baton,as the baton that came down the aisle this morning,and carry the struggle for another 40 years.
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It's our turn; it's our responsibility, because America must be born again.
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"Meanwhile in Memphis, Tennessee, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain visited the motel where King was gunned down on the morning of 4 April 1968.
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McCain called for Americans to remember King's outstanding foresight and his prompt action.
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