Having been born 13 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, I know I'll never fully understand the magnitude of his impact on our country.
As a writer, I've always admired King's use of words and his ability to inspire. I read King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in college, where I was a political science major. The letter showed me the extent of King's intellectual prowess, as I had never seen it before.
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