... the evening of April 4, 1960. While standing outside with Jesse Jackson and Ralph Abernathy, a shot rang out. King fell over, struck in the neck by a rifle bullet. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital. Both leaders demonstrated the perfect image of courage and perseverance; they never gave up, even when it seemed as if there were no hopes ... blacks" efforts ultimately led to the creation of a multiracial democracy in South Africa. In the United States, ordinary American citizens such as Rosa Parks, Zecozy Williams, and Jim Zwerg (a white man) revolutionized the ...

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