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Arkansans bus to D.C. for King memorial debut

By Frank Lockwood

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 5:53 a.m.

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Portraits of Martin Luther King, Jr. are held aloft during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

When President Barack Obama dedicated the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial Sunday, paying tribute to the slain civil-rights martyr, a busload of Arkansans joined in the celebration.

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