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Walter Chancellor is truly a troubadour of the times, with an impressive musical career as a professional saxophonist, educator, and producer.

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King, Alveda (1951- )

Alveda King, a prominent conservative leader, evangelist, and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, as the first of five children of Alfred Daniel King and Naomi Barber King on January 22, 1951. Her father worked heavily in the civil rights movement and was a pastor

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