Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated for his beliefs and leadership. He was 39 years old.
During his all too brief lifetime, sources say he travelled over 6 million miles and spoke to crowds and congregations over 2,500 times. He worked to fight injustice and discrimination wherever it occurred. He conferred with then President J.F. Kennedy and campaigned for President L. B. Johnson. He was arrested almost 20 times and was physically assaulted at least four times.
At 35 years old, he became the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. As one might expect, he donated the prize money of over $54,000.00 to the furtherance of civil rights for all peoples.
In the years since his passing, many have dreamed of what he might have accomplished had he lived. I think we should celebrate what he did...giving voice to those who are oppressed while teaching us to love one another.
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