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BY Ismail Akwei, 8:00am January 15, 2019,

15 facts about Martin Luther King Jr. you might not know

ISMAIL AKWEI
by Ismail Akwei, 8:00am January 15, 2019,

15 facts about Martin Luther King Jr. you might not know

Moments to his assassination

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was a smoker, but he hid his habits to avoid stigma and controversy as a Christian leader. It is reported that King was smoking on the balcony of the Memphis hotel before he was shot.

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