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About

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Nicknames
M.L.K.

BIRTHDAY
January 15, 1929

BORN
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

DIED
April 4, 1968 (age 39)

CAUSE OF DEATH
Assassinated

HEIGHT
5ft 6 ½ (168.9 cm)

HANDEDNESS
Right-handed

TATTOOS
None

NET WORTH
$250 thousand (1968)

Faith
Christian

Personal Quotes

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?

Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.

Favorite Things

food
Pecan pie and fried chicken

music
Take My Hand, Precious Lord

books
“Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau, “The Social Contract” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “Republic” by Plato, “Politics” by Aristotle

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