Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is perhaps the most well-known civil rights leader in the history of the U.S. From 1957 until his death in 1968, King traveled over 6 million miles and spoke more than 2,500 times, according to nobelprize.org. [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/] His most famous speech, the "I Have a Dream" speech given in Washington D.C. in 1963, has become synonymous with his name. At age 35, King received the Nobel Peace Prize. At age 39, King was…
