Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes - 7 quotes

Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader. He is best known for his role in advancing civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. His leadership in the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, was pivotal in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. His legacy continues to inspire movements for equality and justice worldwide.