There are a select few individuals who have come variously to be called “great”, “leading”, “brilliant” etc. because they and their accomplishments have forever changed society and the world (Siebold 9). Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those individuals. Dr. King’s one mission was to improve race relations for all people regardless of color through non-violent means. Dr. King was beaten, arrested and in constant danger yet he refused to give up on his …showed first 75 words of 1343 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1343 total…Martin’s phone, placed him and his family under constant surveillance, and once even sent Coretta FBI evidence alleging Dr. King’s sexual indiscretions (Siebold 27). One man, James Earl Ray, pleaded guilty to the 1968 assassination but later recanted and claimed he was just a figure in a much larger conspiracy. Martin’s death may never be thoroughly investigated, nor will there be closure to this case but Dr. King’s spirit and message live on.