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march was huge success. More than a quarter of a million people of diverse ethnicities attended the event, sprawling from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial onto the National Mall and around the reflecting pool. King delivered a 17-minute speech, known as I Have a Dream, and is regarded as one of the finest speeches in American history. After the March on Washington, King did many campaigns until his death on March 29, 1968. He was assassinated in Tennessee by James Earl Ray. Right after his death, congress passed the civil rights act of 1968. Although King died at a really young age, his dream and legacy still lives on. Today, we see much less discrimination against certain races. Since King changed how African-American in the U.S lives, ended segregation, and changed the world, King is a true hero to me.