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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How Martin Luther King Jr. Inspired His life of Activism and Social Justice
By Sergio Rabinal — 2021
A story of how a future NBA Hall of Famer, at the young age of 17, was inspired by the opportunity to ask one of the most influential figures in world history a question.
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