America casts a long shadow all around the world. Through our movies, music, military and economic power, what goes on in America is seen abroad. The life, death and work of Martin Luther King were noted all around the world. Whether one considers India's untouchables, Indians in Latin America or gypsies in Europe, the idea that an accident of birth is a strike against one's future success is a theme that the American civil rights struggle has in common with oppressed or disadvantaged people abroad.
Many countries have issued commemorative stamps in honour of Dr. King. Here are a few such stamps, evidence that a struggle for human rights in one place has a universal resonance abroad
To see a gallery of Martin Luther King stamps from around the world, click below
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