Martin Luther King, Jr. Born January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia Died April 4, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee African American civil rights leader and minister Martin Luther King, Jr., spent the final decade of his life in relentless pursuit of racial equality...

Born January 15, 1929Atlanta, Georgia Died April 4, 1968Memphis, Tennessee Minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was, quite simply, the most popular and effective leader of the African American struggle for civil rights. His philosophy of non-violent direct-action galvanized thousands of Americans, both black and white, to press for...

(b. 15 January 1929; d. 4 April 1968) Major leader in civil rights and antiwar movements in twentieth century; advocated militant nonviolent social protest. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Martin Luther King, Sr., pastor of the city's...

King Jr., Martin Luther AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND MINISTER1929 Racism. Bibliography Garrow, David. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York: Harper Collins, 1986. Schulke, Flip. He...

KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR. (1929–1968), was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader. The son and grandson of Baptist preachers, Martin Luther King, Jr., was born into a middle-class black family in Atlanta, Georgia. As an adolescent, King grew...

King, Martin Luther(1929 t Wait. New York: Harper and Row, 1963. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? New York: Harper and Row, 1967. The Trumpet of Conscience. New York: Harper and Row, 1968. A Testament of Hope, edited by James Melvin...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968), was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. A Baptist minister by training, King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the Montgomery Bus...