Martin Luther King, Jr. | Biography, Speeches, Facts

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Martin Luther King, Jr., original name Michael King, Jr., (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee), Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the …

Martin Luther King, Jr.—facts and information - Culture

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Martin Luther King Jr: Day, Death, Quotes - HISTORY

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. King sought...

Martin Luther King Jr. – Biography - NobelPrize.org

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In 1954, Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the …

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Historical significance and legacy

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Historical significance and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the years after his death, King …

When Martin Luther King, Jr., Became a Leader | The …

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King rushed home to tell his wife and to write a speech. It normally took King fifteen hours to write a sermon. For this address, the first political speech he ever gave, he had twenty minutes to...

Martin Luther King, Jr. | Achievements | Britannica

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Martin Luther King, Jr., was a religious leader and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. His …

Martin Luther King, Jr. | Timeline | Britannica

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Timeline of significant events related to Martin Luther King, Jr., who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death in 1968. His leadership was fundamental to that movement’s …

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day | Establishment, History,

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The most influential of African American civil rights leaders during the 1960s, he was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, facilities, and …

The story of how Michael King Jr. became Martin …

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The story of how Michael became Martin began in 1934 when King’s father, who then was known as the Rev. Michael King or M.L. King, was senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a prominent...