The National Civil Rights Museum officially opens at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., the site of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam."
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