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Perhaps that&#8217;s understandable, given her life.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it&#8217;s another moment of passage in our nation&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIP. Mrs. King spoke at one of the graduation ceremonies at Pomona while I was attending. 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