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May 6, 2010

Group to build 11 centers to teach financial literacy

ATLANTA (AP) — In the segregated South, the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. knew that the path to equality in America was through economic empowerment, and as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, he encouraged his congregation to have savings accounts and own homes.

His son, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was also focused on the wealth gap as a barrier to full access to the American Dream. At the end of his life, the younger King was committed to ending poverty and opening opportunities for all citizens.


 
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