Remembering Robert F. Kennedy and a message of hope, 40 years after assassination

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On June 5th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated after celebrating his win in the California Presidential primary. 40 years later, we remember the orator who brought a message a hope in a generation gone by.

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