... . The issue that would have one of the biggest roles in the reform of America "the Vietnam War. This controversial happening helped spark the need to be heard. Finally, Freedom of speech would also be put to the test in this era. Protests once again would function as a main avenue to spread people's message. While the war in Vietnam was taking ... youngest person to ever receive the award in its entire history. Tragically, Martin Luther King Jr.'s life was taken on April 4, 1968, when he was assassinated at the age of 39 at his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Following his murder, eighty ri...

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