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Jun 28, 2024 · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
- Legacy
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence,...
- The Letter From The Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence,...
- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, SCLC, Nonviolence:...
- Challenges of The Final Years
Arm in arm, Martin Luther King, Jr., and his wife, Coretta...
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Montgomery Bus...
- Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King III was born in 1957. Dexter Scott King...
- James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray (born March 10, 1928, Alton, Illinois,...
- Reies Tijerina
Reies Tijerina (born September 21, 1926, Fall City, Texas,...
- Legacy
Jun 30, 2024 · Six years before her death, in 1968, her middle son, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was gunned down in Memphis. A year later, her youngest son, Alfred Daniel “A.D.” King, mysteriously died...
3 days ago · Continuing his legacy of human rights activism, his eldest son, Martin Luther King III, acknowledges that humanity needs to continue to strive to achieve his father’s dream of equality and integration.
6 days ago · Civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. (3rd from R front row) and John Lewis (4th from L front row), talk with reporters after meeting with President John F. Kennedy after the ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Martin Luther King's eldest son and his wife Andrea Waters King have urged Kenyans to maintain peace as they protest against the Finance Bill 2024.
Jun 27, 2024 · King III says, “My father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and my mother, Coretta Scott King, held an unwavering commitment to nonviolence and civil rights, which transformed the landscape of America and inspired movements for justice and equality worldwide.
Jun 10, 2024 · The Memphis sanitation workers’ strike was a 64-day labor conflict in the winter and spring of 1968 that brought the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., to Memphis, Tennessee. At the height of the conflict, King led thousands of Black protesters and supporters on a march down Beale Street in downtown Memphis.