Martin Luther King Jr.
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| + | "We may have all come on different ships, but [[we're in the same boat now]]."--[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] | ||
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| - | '''Martin Luther King, Jr.''', ([[January 15]], [[1929]] – [[April 4]], [[1968]]) was one of the main leaders of the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|American civil rights movement]], a political activist, a [[Progressive National Baptist Convention|Baptist]] minister, and was one of America's greatest orators. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (for his work as a [[Peace#Peacemakers|peacemaker]], promoting [[nonviolence]] and [[Desegregation|equal treatment for different races]]). On [[April 4]] [[1968]], King was [[assassination|assassinated]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. {{GFDL}} | + | '''Martin Luther King Jr.''' (born '''Michael King Jr.'''; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American [[Baptist]] minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American [[civil rights movement]] from 1955 until [[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|his assassination]] in 1968. King advanced [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] through [[nonviolence]] and [[civil disobedience]], inspired by his [[Christianity|Christian]] beliefs and the nonviolent activism of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. |
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| + | On [[April 4]] [[1968]], King was [[assassination|assassinated]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. | ||
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| + | King is most famous for his "[[I Have a Dream]]" speech, given in front of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] during the 1963 [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Letter from Birmingham Jail]] | ||
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."--Martin Luther King Jr. "We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now."--Martin Luther King Jr. "We have come over on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." |
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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.
On April 4 1968, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
King is most famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech, given in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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