Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

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FILE - Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., Rosalynn Carter, President Jimmy Carter, Coretta Scott King, Christine Parris King, sister of the late Dr. King, and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young sing during a reception honoring friends of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change in Washington, on Oct. 3, 1978. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)