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A White Man Who Trained Rosa Parks & Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Steve Simms

Here is a little known fact of American history. Monteagle, Tennessee could be called the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Before the Civil Rights Movement began, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks and many other future leaders … Continue reading →

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