1968-04-04
1929-01-1597 years, 9 months, and 20 days old
Place of birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 178
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Citizen King | Self (archive footage) | 8 | 2004-01-01 | 3.2659 | ||
The Universe | Self (archive footage) | 7 | 2023-01-14 | 2.2031 | ||
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show | Self (archive footage) | 5.9 | 2020-04-15 | 1.218 | ||
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald | Self (archive footage) | 0 | 2018-03-22 | 0.8109 | ||
Stand | Self (archive footage) | 3.2 | 2023-02-03 | 1.0039 | ||
Picture Me Rollin' | Self (voice) | 0 | 2012-01-01 | 0.9569 | ||
Freedom Summer | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 | 2014-01-17 | 0.6756 | ||
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man | Self (archive footage) | 8 | 2018-04-04 | 0.6108 | ||
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self - Activist (archive footage) | 7.622 | 2021-07-02 | 3.6295 | ||
...So Goes the Nation | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 | 2006-10-04 | 1.0738 |