Saori concludes:

On April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. stepped out onto his Memphis motel balcony. A shot rang out. At his funeral, his people sang out words quoted from his great 'Dream Speech'. 'Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!' (Bull, 47)

Unfortunately, Martin Luther King, Jr. was not able to stop violence. Nonetheless, his many years of struggles, failures, and successes did come to fruition when his role in the demise of segregation in the U.S. was acknowledged, his passionate leadership for civil rights, his dream of standing up for freedom and his endless determination won him one of the most prestigious awards in the world! The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize! (Stanford University, 2)

Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, was a unique leader. His passion, determination and vision brought segregation to its knees not just in the U.S., but around the world!

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