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Martin Luther King Jr.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. | |
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King in 1964 | |
In office January 10, 1957 – April 4, 1968 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ralph Abernathy |
Born | Michael King Jr. (1929-01-15)January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | April 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Resting place | Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (born Michael King, Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)[1] was an Americanpastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
He was best known for improving civil rights by using nonviolentcivil disobedience, based on his Christian beliefs. Because he was both a Ph.D. and a pastor, King was sometime