Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Born: January 15, 1929, Atlanta, GA
Assassinated: April 4, 1968, Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN
Children: Martin Luther King III, Yolanda King, Dexter King, Bernice King
Influenced by: Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, MORE
Parents: Martin Luther King Sr., Alberta Williams King
Spouse: Coretta Scott King (m. 1953–1968)
Born: January 15, 1929, Atlanta, GA
Assassinated: April 4, 1968, Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN
Children: Martin Luther King III, Yolanda King, Dexter King, Bernice King
Influenced by: Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, MORE
Parents: Martin Luther King Sr., Alberta Williams King
Spouse: Coretta Scott King (m. 1953–1968)