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=Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated=

Overview
In 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was standing on the balcony of a hotel he was staying in. It was around 6 o'clock p.m. on April 4th. A sniper had shot him in the jaw and part of the neck. Martin Luther King Jr. spent many years of his life fighting for blacks rights. He always did it in a non-violence way. His protests never involved violence and he was always for peace. The violence finally caught up with him.

Central Point
After his assassination many riots began. Blacks went out into the streets and began theses riots because they were so angered by the murder. A man was arrested for the murder but many people thin he was innocent, including Martin's family. The day before the assassination Martin gave a speech about "the mountain top". Which he mentioned that he did not matter to the civil rights movement but he still wanted it to go on. He did not care what happened to him now because he had done his duty. The next day he was shot and killed.

Conclusion
Martin was only 39 years old at the time of his death. He was one of the greatest speaker America had ever seen. He was a great leader for the Civil Rights Movement and his most famous speech included the words "I have a dream..."