es ▁that ▁refused ▁to ▁h ire ▁black s ▁and ▁" get ▁out ▁the ▁vote " ▁r al lies ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Fort ▁W orth . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Rol la ▁met ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁while ▁travel ing ▁on ▁assignment ▁to ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama ▁to ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁Brown ▁vs . ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁trial ▁for ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Express . ▁She ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁bus ▁boy c ott . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson ' s ▁Conference ▁on ▁Community ▁Le aders , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁March ▁on ▁Washington , ▁in ▁which ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁presented ▁his ▁" I ▁Have ▁a ▁Dream " ▁speech ▁and ▁Rol la ▁called ▁the ▁" high ▁point " ▁of ▁her ▁life . ▁About ▁King , ▁Rol la ▁said , ▁" He ▁gave ▁me ▁motiv ation ▁to ▁keep ▁on ▁keeping ▁on ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁our ▁position … [ he ] ▁has ▁given ▁me ▁more ▁steel ▁in ▁my ▁lim bs ▁and ▁faith ." ▁ ▁Through ▁her ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement , ▁Rol la ▁met ▁and ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Sto k ely ▁Car m ich ael , ▁James ▁Bald win , ▁Marian ▁Anderson , ▁Est her ▁Rolle , ▁Alex ▁H ale y , ▁and ▁Dick ▁Gregory ,