MLK Memorial Quote To Be Corrected

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A badly excerpted quote shown on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington will be corrected, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told the Washington Post on Friday. Salazar has given the National Park Service 30 days to come up with a more accurate alternative.

“I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness,” the quote on the monument reads.

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