On April 4, 1968, a movement lost its leader when the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. But four children also lost their father. Yolanda was 12 years old. Martin was 10, Dexter was seven and the youngest, Bernice was just five. Many people in America still mourn the civil rights leader, fifty years later. His three surviving children deal with the loss on their own terms. ‘‘That period, for me, is like yesterday,'' said Dexter King, now 57. "People say it's been 50 years, but I'm living in step time. Forget what he did in terms of his service and commitment and contribution to humankind ... I miss my dad.'' His children hold on to the few memories they have of him. For years, they have had to publicly mourn a man who was among the most hated in America at the time of his death. Now King is beloved around the world.
Title: Remembering Their Father, Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I miss my dad.''</span> <span data-start-time='75250' data-end-time='81500'>His children hold on to the few memories they have of him.</span> <span data-start-time='81500' data-end-time='92917'>For years, they have had to publicly mourn a man who was among the most hated in America at the time of his death.</span> <span data-start-time='92917' data-end-time='97917'>Now King is beloved around the world.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/90DEF98A-F1E6-4DF4-9F06-DF0FF4E8B85A_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10538 data-hint-location='64500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/what_does_commitment_mean.m4a'>What does commitment mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a promise to do or give something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/to_skip_school.m4a'><span>to skip school</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/a_promise_to_do_or_give_something.m4a'><span>a promise to do or give something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/to_reply_to_a_question.m4a'><span>to reply to a question</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/to_remark_on_something.m4a'><span>to remark on something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10539 data-hint-location='92917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/now_king_is_beloved_where.m4a'>Now King is beloved where?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='around the world'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/locally.m4a'><span>locally</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/nationally.m4a'><span>nationally</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/abroad.m4a'><span>abroad</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/around_the_world.m4a'><span>around the world</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10540 data-hint-location='13625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/four_children_also_lost_their__blank_.m4a'>Four children also lost their <span class='blank'>father</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='father'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/aunt.m4a'><span>aunt</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/home.m4a'><span>home</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/father.m4a'><span>father</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2492/mother.m4a'><span>mother</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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