As we pause to observe Martin Luther King Day, it's a good time to look back on his career.Dr. King first came to prominence as a leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and his name became closely associated in the public mind with the Civil Rights Movement.
His "I have a dream" speech in August 1963 is often quoted, and it stands out as a classic American oration. And his "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" is also considered a major essay of the Civil Rights Movement.
Dr. King's colleague in the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis, who is now a congressman from Georgia, remarked this morning on Twitter that today should be "a day on, not a day off," and urged Americans to get involved in a day of service in their communities. And Congressman Lewis also remembers his first meeting with Dr. King in a touching video at the Washington Post's tribute to the great leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Photograph: Martin Luther King, Jr./Getty Images
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