Pence links Trump administration policies to King’s legacy
Noelle Trent, (left) with the National Civil Rights Museum shows Vice President Mike Pence around the museum during Pence's trip to Memphis on Jan. 19, 2020. Pence visited the Civil Rights Museum and the Holy City Church of God In Christ to honor one of his professed heroes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the Holy City Church of God In Christ congregation during his trip to Memphis on Jan. 19, 2020. Pence visited the Civil Rights Museum and the Holy City Church of God In Christ to honor one of his professed heroes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Vice President Mike Pence sits down with Noelle Trent during a trip to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis Jan. 19, 2020 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The congregation at Holy City Church of God in Christ engages in enthusiastic worship during the morning service on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Vice President Mike Pence waves to the crowd during his trip to Memphis on Jan. 19, 2020. He visited the National Civil Rights Museum and the Holy City Church of God In Christ to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A Secret Service team member keeps watch above the motel room where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was slain. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Vice President Mike Pence waves to the crowd as he arrives in Air Force 2 on Jan. 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The vice president talked of Trump administration gains during a speech at Holy City Church of God In Christ in Raleigh after touring the National Civil Rights Museum.
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