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Story summary
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day highlights the civil rights legacy through stories.
- Arthenia Joyner, a prominent lawyer, recalls participating in a 1960 sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter in Tampa, Florida.
- Fred Gray, an attorney, reflects on the movement's achievements and civil rights challenges.
- Jawana Jackson shares her childhood experience during the Selma-to-Montgomery march.
- The Voting Rights Act, signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, remains a focus.
