Martin Luther King Jr.

1929 - 1968 20th Century American

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and pivotal leader of the American Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Renowned for advancing civil rights through nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience, he organized key campaigns like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington, delivering iconic speeches such as 'I Have a Dream.' Influenced by Gandhi and Christian theology, King advocated for racial equality, economic justice, and an end to poverty and war, earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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