On Sunday,Crime Archives what would have been Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 88th birthday, his daughter, Bernice, tweeted a heart-felt tribute, honoring the civil rights icon and sharing an image of her standing with the monument to her father.

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The memorial, located in downtown Washington, D.C., was opened in 2011.

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Born just five months before King's iconic "I Have A Dream" speech, Bernice was appointed as CEO of The King Center in 2012.

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