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I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Future of Multicultural America
by James Echols
ISBN: 0800636856
ISBN-13: 9780800636852
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
Published date: 2004
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Pages: 102
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