A Black church leader, King participated in and led marches for the right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other civil rights. He oversaw the 1955 ...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. His adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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Dr. King is widely regarded as America's pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history.

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He was a leader of the American civil rights movement. He organized a number of peaceful protests as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ...

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Dr. King was instrumental in paving the way for the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act that ended legal segregation and the 1965 Voting Rights Act ...

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King forms the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to fight segregation and achieve civil rights. On May 17, Dr. King speaks to a crowd of ...

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King sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest. He was the ...

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Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in an era of racial prejudices and legalized segregation that would influence his ...

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3. Became the Youngest Person Ever to Receive the Nobel Peace Prize · 4. Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott · 5. Founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ...

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