King, Still King?

Before I say if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is still a king, I must answer the question of if he was ever a king in the first place.  He lead and inspired those around him.  He had ideas and shared them with our nation.  He died, standing for what he believed in. I think the more appropriate word for him, was hero.  Why not call him a king, you ask?  Kings are of the monarchy system.  The typical king in power, controlled everything and what they say went, although many kings were great they were rulers, Dr. Martin Luther King was a leader.  A true ruler, a king, works hard, does what they want, and stops at absolutely nothing to be great, and let's not forget about all the grapes they get to eat.  A leader, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,  also worked hard, but didn't exactly do what he wanted.  He knew what he wanted and chased his dreams, but always thought about what would benefit others around him the most and took criticism very well. A great king was defined by conquest and the battles that they'd won, Dr. MLK didn't ever result to violence no matter what.  Lastly, MLK wasn't the law, he was against it, trying to liberate African Americans around him. So was he a king? No, but he was surely a leader, a hero, and a civilian.  His dream lives on today, as well as what he was.