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Photos: Martin Luther King Jr.: Murals that conjure the great man, the enduring dream

Avalon Auto Repair, E. Colden Ave. at S. Avalon Bl, Los Angeles, 2005

Avalon Auto Repair, E. Colden Ave. at S. Avalon Bl, Los Angeles, 2005  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

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Painted on the side wall of the neighborhood auto shop or the corner mom-and-pop store, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s image proclaims his place in the American pantheon.

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Las Palmas Discount Market, 5600 Broadway, Los Angeles, 2010  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Seafood restaurant, S. Normandie Ave at W. 47th St. Los Angeles, 1997  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

E. 76th Place at S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, 2009   (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Lupita’s Discount Store, E. 55th St. at Compton Ave., Los Angeles, 2006  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Private House, E. Palmer St. at N. Bullis Rd., Compton, 1998  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Alley west of S. Avalon Blvd., near E. Colden Ave., Los Angeles, 1998  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Ocean Tires #2, E. Colden Ave. near S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, 2010  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

Murals that conjure Martin Luther King Jr., the great man, the enduring dream -- and the power of the billboard

Paulina Variety Store, Compton Ave. near E. Vernon Ave., Los Angeles, 1997  (Camilo Jose Vergara / For The Times)

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