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I just found out last semester in my Property Law class that Dr. King was in preparation to make a speech in Seattle, Wa about economic parity for black people when "they" mobilized the effort to take him out. He was about to take the Movement to the next level which would actually bring about the true equality in this country: wealth building. As we can all see today true wealth in America sits in the hands of only a few and true opportunity and propensity to achieve wealth sits in the hands of only slightly a few more. We all also know, or at least we should know by now, that wealth and power in America originates with real property (land) ownership. Property ownership in this country among black people is not at a high number although that is finally (slowly) improving. Had he lived and had his vision been able to come to fruition at THAT time, things would be a lot different in lives of many black people and in the communities.
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