Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Born: 15 January 1929, Atlanta, GA, USA 
• Died: 4 April 1968, Memphis, TN, USA  
• Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. 
• He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. 
• He won the The Nobel Peace Prize 1964. 
• Martin Luther King dreamt that all inhabitants of the United States would be judged by their personal qualities and not by the color of their skin.
• In April 1968 he was murdered by a white racist.