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Martin Luther King Jr.

By Deborah Creighton Skinner | Published June 23, 2010 | Full size is 510 × 357 pixels

The second stamp in the 33-stamp series was of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who is often remembered for his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the 1963 March on Washington. He was assassinated in 1968. (Date issued: Jan. 13, 1979)

The second stamp in the 33-stamp series was of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who…