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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | King James Bible 400th Anniversary | PBS

Duration: 09:46
Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly #1434
Broadcast Date: Apr. 22, 2011

It was the Bible of the speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., says author Jon Sweeney. "It's the basis of cultural identity in the United States more than any other book."

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Post Date: April 23, 2011