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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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-"We may have all come on different ships, but [[we're in the same boat now]]."--[[Martin Luther King Jr.]]+
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-'''Martin Luther King Jr.''' (born '''Michael King Jr.'''; January 15, 1929&nbsp;– 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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