Martin luther king
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in theAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement.[1] He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world,using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.[2] King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism.[3]A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career.[4] He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the SouthernChristian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King deliveredhis "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he expanded American values to include the vision of a color blind society, and established his reputation as oneof the greatest orators in American history.
In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racialsegregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his effortson ending poverty and stopping the Vietnam War.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded thePresidential 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.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in theAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement.[1] He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world,using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.[2] King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism.[3]A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career.[4] He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the SouthernChristian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King deliveredhis "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he expanded American values to include the vision of a color blind society, and established his reputation as oneof the greatest orators in American history.
In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racialsegregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his effortson ending poverty and stopping the Vietnam War.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded thePresidential 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.
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