Clapton posted a video on his Facebook page that has quickly gone viral, generating over 1.6 million views.

In the caption, Clapton writes that King was a “dear friend and inspiration to me.”

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A migrant farmworker harvests Vidalia onions at a farm in Collins, in 2011. A coalition of farmworkers, including one based in Georgia, filed suit last month in federal court arguing that cuts to H-2A wages will trigger a cut in the pay and standard of living of U.S. agricultural workers. (Bita Honarvar/AJC)

Credit: Bita Honarvar