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- | "[[I have a dream]] that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."--[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] | + | |
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- | '''Martin Luther King Jr.''' (born '''Michael King Jr.'''; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American [[Baptist]] minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American [[civil rights movement]] from 1955 until [[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|his assassination]] in 1968. King advanced [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] through [[nonviolence]] and [[civil disobedience]], inspired by his [[Christianity|Christian]] beliefs and the nonviolent activism of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. | + | |
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- | On [[April 4]] [[1968]], King was [[assassination|assassinated]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. | + | |
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- | King is most famous for his "[[I Have a Dream]]" speech, given in front of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] during the 1963 [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]]. | + | |
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- | *[[Letter from Birmingham Jail]] | + | |
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