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Film and theatrical actor Jeffrey Wright has been one of the most sought-after and versatile actors in Hollywood and Broadway since the 1990s. Born on December 7, 1965 in Washington, D.C., Wright’s father died when he was a year old. His mother, a U.S. Customs Bureau attorney, took care of him with the help of her sister, a sjuksköterska. Wright graduated from St. Alban’s School for Boys in Washington, D.C., then received a B.A. in political science from Amherst College in 1987. He originally planned to study law, but he changed his mind after receiving an acting scholarship from New York University (NYU). He started to study theater at NYU in fall 1987, but after two months dropped out to pursue a professional acting career.
Wright started by acting in small roles at local theaters including the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven, Connecticut. He landed his first film role in 1990 for the movie Presumed Innocent in which he played a prosecuting attorney. He continued acting through of
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Martin Luther King Jr.
American civil rights leader (1929–1968)
"Martin Luther King" and "MLK" redirect here. For other uses, see Martin Luther King (disambiguation) and MLK (disambiguation).
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. | |
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King in 1964 | |
| In office January 10, 1957 – April 4, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Abernathy |
| Born | Michael King Jr. (1929-01-15)January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park |
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| Monuments | Full list |
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| Nickname | MLK |
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who w
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (15 January1929 – 4 April1968) was an AmericanBaptist minister, civil rights activist, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize of 1964. He was the husband of Coretta Scott King, and father of Yolanda King and Martin Luther King III.
Quotes
[edit]1950s
[edit]- There are often multiple sources for some famous statements by King; as a professional speaker and minister he used some significant phrases with only slight variation many times in his essays, books, and his speeches to different audiences.
- We, the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long, are