Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the twentieth century's most powerful and influential advocates for nonviolent social change in the civil rights movement in modern America. ... Martin Luther King provided a new perspective to the civil rights movement, drawing inspiration from both his faith as well as the non-violent teachings of Mahatma Ghandi. ... This was one of the most famous forms of non-violent protest led by Martin Luther King and took place on 28 August 1963. ... This success made it explicitly clear that Martin Luther King's campaign for non-violence was becoming extrem...

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