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Family Feud Erupts Over Martin Luther King's Legacy

By Byron TauAug 28th 2010 – 4:30PM
AP

AP

WASHINGTON (Aug 28) -- A day of activism and protest in the nation's capital today featured two prominent members of the King family laying very different claims on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. Addressing a massive crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally, King's niece,...

Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Draws Thousands

Aug 28th 2010 – 1:17PM
Alex Brandon, AP

Alex Brandon, AP

(Aug. 28) -- On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at the spot Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 47 years ago, conservative commentator Glenn Beck told a huge "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday that the United States has "wandered in the darkness" for too long.

Background on 8 28 rally

The Restoring Honor rally was held August 28, 2010 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and was organized by Glenn Beck to "restore honor in America" and to raise funds for the non-profit Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

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