Martin Luther King Jr. has now been dead longer than he lived. But what an extraordinary life it was. At 33, he was pressing the case of civil rights with President John Kennedy. At 34, mesmerized the nation with his "I Have a Dream" speech. At 35, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. At 39, he was assassinated, but he left a legacy of hope and inspiration that continues today.
This man touched the lives of many people. He is the reason I have friends of different races in school. If he was still alive, he would be 82. Sadly, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968.
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