People Who Changed The World #2: Martin Luther King Jr.

in #life7 years ago

Hello everyone!

This is our second post of "People Who Changed The World" blog series. Let's try to catch a glimpse of one of the most well-known influencer, Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King, a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist, had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. Among his many efforts, King headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Through his activism and inspirational speeches he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the United States, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, among several other honors. He was assassinated in April 1968, and continues to be remembered as one of the most influential and inspirational African-American leaders in history.

Here is a short video you may be interested.

Takeaway:
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.

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Great post ! Then you probably know his famous speech too !

Yeah, We still use this phrase time to time.

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