This video provides a 3 minute summary of the key events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. It highlights that he was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement from the 1950s until his assassination in 1968. The video overview emphasizes King's role in helping advance civil and economic rights for African Americans through nonviolent protest and his iconic &/slideshow/video-de-amor-8659710/8659710/quot;I Have a Dream&/slideshow/video-de-amor-8659710/8659710/quot; speech.