Martin Luther King Jr.

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Name

Martin Luther King Jr.

Description

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through nonviolence and civil disobedience.

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Born

01/15/1929

Died

04/04/1968