Former speaker receives civil rights award
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Posted 6:56PM on Friday 17th January 2003 ( 22 years ago )
ATLANTA - Accepting a civil rights award from the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior holiday commission, former House Speaker Tom Murphy called it, ``One of the highest honors I ever had.'' <br>
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The Bremen Democrat was honored at a Capitol celebration of King's birthday. The holiday is typically celebrated on Fridays at the Capitol because state government closes on the federal King holiday. <br>
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A second service award was given to Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, the city's first female mayor.
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