Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

American cleric and activist.

Birth

  • Birthdate: January 15, 1929
  • Place of birth: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

Death

  • Date of death: April 4, 1968
  • Place of death: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

Cause of death

Gunshot wound

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