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  1. Martin Luther King, Jr., led the civil rights movement in the United States. He used nonviolent, or peaceful, protest to try to get equal rights for African Americans . He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

  2. Best known for: Advancing the Civil Rights Movement and his "I Have a Dream" speech. Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans.

  3. Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., never backed down in his stand against racism. Learn more about the life of this courageous hero who inspired millions of people to right a...

  4. Learn about the world-famous civil rights campaigner in our Martin Luther King facts. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America, Martin Luther King is famous for campaigning for the rights of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s and his assassination in 1968...

  5. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the leading men involved in the civil rights movement. He was a Baptist Minister and most well-known for following Mahatma Gandhi’s belief of non-violent protest.

  6. Martin Luther King, Jr., was an American Baptist minister and social activist. Inspired by the belief that love and peaceful protest could eliminate social injustice, he led the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s.

  7. Jan 1, 2020 · Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929—April 4, 1968) is considered one of history’s greatest speakers and social activists. His leadership in peaceful protests helped end segregation during the American civil rights movement.