martin luther king jr. by your name. personal facts born jan. 15 1929- atlanta, georgia died april 4...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
By YOUR NAME
Personal Facts
• Born Jan. 15 1929- Atlanta, Georgia• Died April 4 1968- Memphis Tennessee• Lead Civil Rights movement in U.S.• Advocated non violent protests against
segregation
Milestones
• Selected as pastor of church in Alabama• Received Ph.D in Systematic Theology• Helped desegregate buses in Montgomery.
Alabama• Delivered “I Have A Dream” speech• Assasiniated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee
Did You Know?
• MLK was strongly influenced by Mohandas Gandhi
• First African-American named Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year”
• Spoke against poverty and Vietnam war
MLK Trivia
• Did MLK win the Nobel Prize?• Who was MLK’s spouse?• Did MLK graduate from Morehouse College?
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