Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who advocated for racial equality and helped organize nonviolent protests in the United States. He was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and received theological studies before becoming pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. King fought for equal rights for black and white Americans and led the first major nonviolent civil rights organization. Some of his major achievements included helping to end bus segregation and delivering his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963. However, his advocacy also led to him being arrested over 20 times and assaulted. Ultimately, King was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39 when he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.
5. His Achievements! On December 21st 1954, Blacks and Whites rode as equals on buses. 5 books and heaps of articles against racism black people. During 1957 and 1968, six million miles, spoke 250 times. Five honorary degrees and was named ‘Man of the Year’ Protest in Alabama for ‘Negros’ to be able to vote. Nobel peace prize. peaceful march, which he then delivered the ‘I have a dream’ speech.
6. Consequences Arrested over twenty times. Assaulted over four times. Martin Luther King was pronounced dead at the age of 39, he was shot by James Earl Ray, was caught and convicted two months later. Martin on his balcony with Garbage strikers just before he was assonated. James Earl Ray
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