Martin Luther King Jr.

The story, in brief.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights in the United States through the use of nonviolence and sometimes civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination, which most commonly affected African Americans.

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A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

1. 1929
   Life

   Born in Atlanta

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2. 1957~ age 28
   Recognition

   Spingarn Medal

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3. 1964~ age 35
   Recognition

   Nobel Peace Prize

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4. 1968~ age 39
   Life

   Death

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