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    King: A Life

    Martin Luther King Jr.

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    • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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    • King Center for Nonviolent Social Change
    • Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
    • National Civil Rights Museum
    • U.S. Capitol Rotunda sculpture
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    • Hope Moving Forward statue, Atlanta
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    • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, San Francisco
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Compton)
    • Landmark for Peace Memorial, Indianapolis
    • The Dream sculpture, Portland, Oregon
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    • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose
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    Do-Gooder

    Full Name

    Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Alias

    MLK
    The King
    Michael King Jr. (birth name)
    Dr. King

    Origin

    United States of America

    Occupation

    Pastor
    Civil rights activist

    Skills

    Advancing Civil Rights
    Fighting through Segregation/Discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means

    Goals

    Secure lika rights for African-Americans

    Ending racial Segregation/Discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means (both succeeded)

    Family

    Coretta Scott King(Wife)
    Martin Luther King III (oldest son and oldest living child)
    Martin Luther King, Sr.(Father)
    Yolanda King (Daughter)
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    Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Martin Luther King Jr.

    King in 1964

    In office
    January 10, 1957 – April 4, 1968
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byRalph Abernathy
    Born

    Michael King Jr.


    (1929-01-15)January 15, 1929
    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    DiedApril 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39)
    Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
    Cause of deathGunshot wound
    Resting placeMartin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
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    Martin Luther King, Jr. (born Michael King, Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)[1] was an Americanpastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was best known for improving civil rights by using nonviolentcivil disobedience, based on his Christian beliefs. Because he was both a Ph.D. and a pastor, King was sometime

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