Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has come to be recognized at home, not merely as a key document in American history, but as one of the gems of the English language. The reason lies as much, in the unique and somewhat ambiguous character of the Battle of Gettysburg, as in the poetic imagery and tone of Lincoln's speech making the battle and the battlefield memorable. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister, was a driving force in the push for racial equality in the 1950's and the 1960's. King organized a massive march in Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he evoked the name of Lincoln in his "I Have a Dream" speech. The next year, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. These two memorable men had simi
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