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Yolanda King Lived Her Family's Legacy

Yolanda King, shown here in a 2005 photograph, sought to encourage "personal growth and positive social change."
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Yolanda King, shown here in a 2005 photograph, sought to encourage "personal growth and positive social change."

News & Notes remembers Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She passed away Tuesday at the age of 51.

King appeared on News & Notes on January 15, 2007 to discuss her father's legacy, and to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.

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