This video provides a 3 minute summary of the key events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. It discusses how he helped lead the American civil rights movement through nonviolent civil disobedience and became an iconic figure in the fight for equal treatment of African Americans until his assassination in 1968. The video highlights King's role in organizing peaceful protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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