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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Acting
15 Jan 1929
04 Apr 1968
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. 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 pre...

Also Known As

MLK, Dr. King, Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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