Martin Luther King, Jr | |
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King in 1964
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Born | Michael King, Jr. January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | April 4, 1968 (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Cause of death
| Assassination |
Monuments | Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Clergyman, activist |
Organization | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
Movement | African-American Civil Rights Movement, Peace movement |
Religion | Christianity |
Denomination | Baptist (Progressive National Baptist Convention) |
Spouse(s) | Coretta Scott King (m. 1953–1968) |
Children |
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Parents | Martin Luther King, Sr. Alberta Williams King |
Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1964),Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous), Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous) |
Signature |
Friday, January 16, 2015
He accomplised a lot in his 39 years of life...........
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