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Does France need its Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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As France attempts to address issues surrounding immigration, integration and racism, can it take lessons from elsewhere? Monday, 19 January, Americans commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr's, birthday. His leadership of non-violent resistance against segregation laws in the US have raised him into a hero. But to the French, he is a uniquely American hero. RFI spoke to several people about lessons France could take from the American civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King giving his historic 'I have a dream' speech in Washington in August 1963
Martin Luther King giving his historic 'I have a dream' speech in Washington in August 1963 Library of congress
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