Progress of the Dream ; Some Strides Remain Toward Racial Equality

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BLOOMINGTON -- Longtime activist Caribel Washington of Bloomington has seen progress toward racial equality since she heard Martin Luther King Jr. speak here in the 1960s.

But Washington, who turns 91 later this month, said Americans have much more to do before the nation realizes the goals King set forth in his famous, "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Progress of the Dream ; Some Strides Remain Toward Racial Equality

King, who was assassinated in 1968, would have turned 76 on Saturday. His birthday is observed with a federal holiday on Monday.

"I would hope that any individual who has capabilities could advance because of those capabilities and not because they are black or white. But we are not to that point yet," said Washington, winner of several awards for h...

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