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Louisville residents surrounded by Kentucky National Guard troops during the 1968 civil rights demonstration.
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In many ways, history is repeating itself in Louisville.
"As we went back through these two movements, these two demonstrations, these two episodes of unrest and protest -- the parallels between 1968 and 2020 are many," WDRB anchor and reporter Gilbert Corsey says.
More than 50 years after their arrests led to a week of protests and riots in the city's west end, the Louisville Black Six are being honored, along with a long overdue apology.
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