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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On His Holiday Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On His Holiday
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On His Holiday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – As Connecticut and the nation mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, ConnecticutHistory.org is highlighting the civil rights leader's experiences in the Nutmeg State. ConnecticutHistory.org reminds residents that King's dream had its roots partially in Connecticut, where he worked as a 15-year-old to earn money for school and his family. "In the summer of 1944, a young Martin Luther King Jr. worked at the Simsbury tobacco farm of Cullman Brothers Inc.," ConnecticutHistory.org posted on its website. "King’s letters home to his mother and …

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