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Civil Rights workers reflect on serving Dr. King

Mickey Shur & Peter Geffen reflect on serving with King, having their photograph made with him and fetching a mule to carry his body to his burial place.
By Staff reports
Jan 4, 2017

Geffen and Shur even discuss fetching a mule to carry Dr. King's body to his burial place.

To hear more from Geffen and Shur, watch the video above.

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