Let Freedom Ring!
The Rev. Martin Luther King changed the course of American history with his leadership of the civil rights movement. His philosophy of answering injustice with acts of nonviolent civil disobedience helped open white America's eyes to America's racial inequality. King's legendary speeches were equal parts logic and music — finely reasoned arguments firmly based on religious and philosophical principles, delivered in the ringing, rhythmic style of the Southern preacher. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He is also the first black american honored by a national Holiday .King was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968.
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