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Jan 15, 1929 — Apr 4, 1968· 39 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · CIVIL RIGHTS · AFRICAN AMERICANS

Martin Luther King Jr.

Also known as: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Martin L. King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American baptist minister and civil rights movement leader, most famous for his speech "I have a dream", assassinated, the son on [Martin Luther King, Sr.](/a/OL1654795A) (1899-1984).

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copies of Stride Toward Freedom, my book about the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56. As I signed my name to a page, I felt something sharp plunge force into my chest.

— from Why We Can't Wait, 1964

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Strength to love

4.3 (3)

A collection of sermons by this martyred Black American leader which explains his convictions in terms of the conditions and problems of contemporary society.

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Why We Can't Wait

1964

5.0 (3)

In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Civil Rights movement and demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action with this letter from Birmingham Jail. Why We Can't Wait recounts not only the Birmingham campaign, but also examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality for African Americans. Dr. King's eloquent analysis of these events propelled the Civil Rights movement from lunch counter sit-ins and prayer marches to the forefront of the American consciousness.

#3

The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1998

4.3 (4)

A professor of history and the noted author and editor of several books on the civil rights struggle, Dr. Clayborne Carson was selected by the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to edit and publish Dr. King's papers. Drawing upon an unprecedented archive of King's own words--including unpublished letters and diaries, as well as video footage and recordings--Dr. Carson creates an unforgettable self-portrait of Dr. King. In his own vivid, compassionate voice, here is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as student, minister, husband, father, and world leader . . . as well as a rich, moving chronicle of a people and a nation in the face of powerful--and still resonating--change.

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