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Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Born Michael Luther King Jr.
15 January 1929
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died
4 April 1968 (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Zodiac Capricorn
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    J. Pius Barbour · Friend · 1894-1974 · American Baptist pastor edit info
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    Jesse Jackson · Associate · 1941- · American Baptist minister, activist, and politician edit info
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  • J. Pius Barbour
    J. Pius Barbour · Friend · 1894-1974 · American Baptist pastor edit info
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  • Roy Wilkins
    Roy Wilkins · Associate · 1901-1981 · American civil rights leader edit info
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  • Ella Baker
    Ella Baker · Associate · 1903-1986 · African-American civil rights and human rights activist edit info
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  • Nelson Rockefeller
    Nelson Rockefeller · Associate · 1908-1979 · American politician edit info
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  • Mahalia Jackson
    Mahalia Jackson · Friend · 1911-1972 · American gospel singer edit info
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  • Stanley Levison
    Stanley Levison · Associate · 1912-1979 · American activist businessman, and lawyer edit info
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  • Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis · Friend · 1917-2005 · American actor, director, writer, and activist edit info
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  • Billy Graham
    Billy Graham · Friend · 1918-2018 · American evangelist edit info
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  • James L. Farmer, Jr.
    James L. Farmer, Jr. · Associate · 1920-1999 · African Americans' rights activist edit info
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  • John Lewis
    John Lewis · Associate · 1920-2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger edit info
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  • Whitney Young
    Whitney Young · Associate · 1921-1971 · American civil rights leader edit info
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  • Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee · Friend · 1922-2014 · American actress edit info
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    Albert Raby · Friend · 1933-1988 · American activist edit info
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    James Bevel · Friend · 1936-2008 · American activist edit info
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    Jesse Jackson · Associate · 1941- · American Baptist minister, activist, and politician edit info
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