Martin Luther King Jr.
Birthday: 1929-01-15
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Biography: Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
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Citizen King
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The Universe
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Stand
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...So Goes the Nation
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Integration Report 1
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All Power to the People!
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Roads to Memphis
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Death Scenes 2
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Naqoyqatsi
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Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
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The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
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Året var 1963
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
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Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
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Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America
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The Beach Boys
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Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene
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