Martin Luther King Jr.
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Known as Dr. King
1929–1968 · Minister, Civil rights leader · American
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who advanced racial equality through non-violent resistance.
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- Full name
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Known as
- Dr. King
- Nicknames
- MLK
- Birth
- 1929-01-15 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Death
- 1968-04-04 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Nationality
- American
- Occupation
- Minister, Civil rights leader
- Profession
- Civil rights leader
- Religion
- Baptist
- Notable for
- Led the American civil rights movement through non-violent resistance; delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech (1963); Nobel Peace laureate (1964).
Awards & recognition
- Nobel Peace Prize (1964) — youngest recipient at that time
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumously, 1977)
- Congressional Gold Medal (posthumously, 2004)
- Time Magazine Man of the Year (1963)
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