Martin Luther King

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    Martin Luther King

    Martin Luther King (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist priest.

  • Boycott expedition of the city's public buses.

    Boycott expedition of the city's public buses.
    In 1955 he led the victorious boycott campaign of the public buses of the Montgomery Service in Alabama (due to the racial segregation of passengers).

  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Southern Christian Leadership Conference
    In 1957, analyzing the research, making the nationwide tools I have coordinated the color data, he created with the application, priests and non-priests, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, on the other hand the main controversy. . and the first of the screening.

  • Passengers for Freedom

    Passengers for Freedom
    In 1961 he created the "Passengers for Freedom" campaign, the mobilization that brought the real end to racial segregation in all means of public transport

  • Albany movement

    Albany movement
    In 1962 he led the race against racial segregation in Albany, Georgia (Albany Movement)

  • Walk in Washington

    Walk in Washington
    in 1963 he helped organize peaceful protests in the town of Birmingham (Alabama) in Alabama. At the same time, he also led the "Walk in Washington" and delivered his historic speech, beginning with the phrase "I have a dream ...", in which he describes his vision of equality in American society.

  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    On October 14, 1964, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his struggles for the civil rights of people of color through peaceful protests

  • Walk in Montgomery

    Walk in Montgomery
    In 1965 he led the walk from Selma to Montgomery, protesting against the non-assignment of the right to vote to people of color.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    In the last years of his life he spoke out against the Vietnam War, criticizing the US government.

  • Beyond Vietnam

    Beyond Vietnam
    In 1967 he delivered his famous speech "Beyond Vietnam".

  • Walk of the poor

    Walk of the poor
    In 1968, while planning another march to Washington, DC, he was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee.

  • After his death

    After his death
    King received many awards after his death, such as the Presidential Medal for Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.
     

  • The proclamation of his official feast

    The proclamation of his official feast
    In 1986, January 15 (the day of his birth) was declared an official holiday in the United States.