in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King delivers his “I Have A Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This speech had, and still does have a great impact on American society. In June of 1964, Martin Luther King’s third book, Why We Can’t Wait, is published. On December 10, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, at just thirty-five years of age, is the youngest recipient ever of the Nobel Peace Prize. Somewhere between March 21-25, 1965, over three thousand protest marchers leave Selma for a march to Montgomery, Alabama, protected by U.S. federal troops. They are joined along the way by a total of twenty-five thousand marchers. Upon reaching the capital, the marchers hear a speech by the infamous Dr. Martin Luther King. On August 5, 1966, Martin Luther King is stoned in Chicago as he leads a march through crowds of angry whites in the Gage Park Section of Chicago’s southwest side. In January of 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King writes his fourth book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, while visiting Jamaica. On February 12, 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Martin Luther King leads six thousand protesters on a march through downtown Memphis in support of striking workers. On April 3, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gives his last speech ever, titled “ I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” at the Memphis Masonic Temple. On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated as he stands talking on the balcony of his of his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. There are not many people that have devoted their entire life to the good of mankind, but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is definitely one of those people. This paper has showed you an insight into the man who lead the civil rights movement, and that is why he is influential in society in the twentieth century....
