Some Pasco County residents have been trying for months to gather the 100 new memberships it will take to charter a local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. At the same time, several events are planned in Pasco County this week to recall the legacy of the murdered civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

What do you think about the state of civil rights movement now?
Do you think a new generation is ready to take on leadership of the movement?
Where will they come from?
What priorities should they focus on?

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