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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

"Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.

King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and in 1957 became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). With the SCLC, he led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, Alabama. He helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.10.2019)

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was born Atlanta January 15, 1929 ↓
died Memphis, Tennessee April 4, 1968 ↓
Husband of Coretta Scott King ↓
was influenced Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ↓

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professional / worker Connecticut 1944 ↓
Student Morehouse College Atlanta 1944-1948 ↓
Student Theologian Crozer Theological Seminary Chester County (Pennsylvania) 1948-1951 ↓
Student Theologian Boston University Boston 1955 ↓
professional / worker Pastor Montgomery, Alabama 1954-1968 ↓
Award winner Nobel Peace Prize 1964 ↓
Traveller Selma March 1965 ↓

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