Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the
 
 
African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights
 
 
in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King has
 
 
become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism. A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights
 
 
activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern
 
 
Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president.
 
 
King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King
 
 
delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he
 
 
expanded American values to include the vision
 
 
of a color blind society, and established
 
 
his reputation as one of the greatest
 
 
orators in American history. In 1964, King
 
 
became the youngest person to
 
 
receive the Nobel Peace Prize
 
 
for his work to end
 
 
racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil
 
 
disobedience and other nonviolent means. By the time of
 
 
his death in 1968, he
 
 
had refocused his efforts on ending
 
 
poverty and stopping the Vietnam
 
 
War. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in
 
 
Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the
 
 
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional
 
 
Gold Medal in 2004; Martin
 
 
Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S.
 
 
federal holiday in 1986.
 

King
1929  1968
date of birth: 1.15.1929
date of death: 4.4.1968
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Occupation: Hero

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around …

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I Have a Dream!
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A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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May you rest in peace.
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Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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