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Martin Luther King Jr.: Most Influential Character In American History

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We Are One Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most iconic, influential characters in American history to this day. Since his assassination in 1968, King’s legacy has lived on in the hearts of Americans. We have even set aside a day of the year (third monday in January) to honor his courageous efforts to make this world a better place. The reasoning behind the word “courageous” in the previous sentence is because in the time that King was making his campaign, oppression of the African American race was still painfully real. The legacy that Martin Luther King left us with was that if everyone in every community no matter what race can come together with an unselfish heart and do more for others than they do for themselves, then the world

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