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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech; he was assassinated the next day.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

American civil rights leader (1929–1968)

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and political philosopher who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of…
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I've Been to the Mountaintop

Final speech by Martin Luther King Jr., delivered April 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee

"I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the final speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.
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April 3

Day of the year

April 3 is the 93rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 272 days remain until the end of the year.
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