Martin King Jr

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Martin Luther King, Jr.







Born

Michael King, Jr.
January 15, 1929
Atlanta, Georgia, join States



Died

April 4, 1968 (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States



Monuments

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial



Nationality

American



Alma mater

Morehouse College (B.A.)
Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D.)
Boston University (Ph.D.)



Organization

Southern Christian Leadership congregation (SCLC)



Influenced by

Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Benjamin Mays, Hosea Williams, Bayard Rustin, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Thurman, Leo Tolstoy



policy-making movement

African-American polished Rights Movement, Peace movement



Religion

Baptist (Progressive National Baptist Convention)



Spouse

Coretta Scott King (m. 195368)



Children

Yolanda Denise-King (deceased)
Martin Luther King III
Dexter Scott King
Bernice Albertine King



Parents

Martin Luther King, Sr.




Alberta Williams King



Awards

Nobel Peace Prize (1964), Presidential Medal of liberty (1977, posthumous), Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous)



Signature




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