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Dahleen Glanton: Want to exploit Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy? It's yours — for a price

Everyone seems to be blaming Dodge for desecrating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in order to sell Ram trucks during the Super Bowl game. But the automobile company didn't do it alone.

The slain civil rights leader's sons had a hand in it too.

So when we're tossing out criticism for folks trying to make a buck off King's memory, we can't stop with the company responsible for the ad, which is actually Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, owner of the brands Dodge and Ram. Still

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