Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher and a civil rights leader. He was born in 1929 and died in 1968. In 1963, he organized the March on Washington which brought more than 200,000 people together. In 1964, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1968, he was shot and killed in Memphis by an assassin's bullet on the balcony of the motel where he was staying. James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder. Which of the following can the reader infer from the passage above? A. Dr. King was a great public speaker. B. James Earl Ray was a racist. C. Memphis is a very dangerous city. D. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a major political figure in the 1960s.

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A. Dr. King was a great public speaker.