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For the monk who started the Reformation, see Martin Luther.

"Martin Luther King" and "MLK" redirect here. For other uses, see Martin Luther King (disambiguation) and MLK (disambiguation).

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Sr..

The Reverend

Martin Luther King Jr.

Portrait of King

King in 1964

1st President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

In office

January 10, 1957 – April 4, 1968

Preceded by

Position established

Succeeded by

Ralph Abernathy

Personal details

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 (gunshot wound)

Buried

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park

Spouse(s)

Coretta Scott (m. 1953)

Children

YolandaMartinDexterBernice

Parents

Martin Luther King Sr.Alberta Williams King

Relatives

Christine King Farris (sister)

Alfred Daniel Williams King (brother)

Alveda King (niece)

Education

Morehouse College (BA)

Crozer Theological Seminary (BDiv)

Boston University (PhD)

Occupation

Baptist minister, activist

Known for

Civil rights movement, Peace movement

Awards

Nobel Peace Prize (1964)

Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous)

Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous)

Memorials

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Signature

King participated in and led marches for blacks' right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other basic civil rights.[1] King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and later became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As president of the SCLC, he led the unsuccessful Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize some of the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.