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Much-criticized ‘drum major’ quote on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to be removed
Carmen White Horse spoke about the murder of her granddaughter Reganne Chekpa during the inaugural MMIP conference held by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Rosebud Sioux Tribe. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
A controversial “drum major” inscription will be removed from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington but won’t be replaced with King’s full quotation as some had hoped, the Interior Department announced Tuesday.
Workers will scratch off the wording on the …read more