| Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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King in 1964 |
| Born |
Michael King, Jr.
(1929-01-15)January 15, 1929
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Died |
April 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Monuments |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |
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| Nationality |
American |
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| Alma mater |
Morehouse College (B.A.)
Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D.)
Boston University (Ph.D.) |
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| Organization |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
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| Influenced by |
Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, Reinhold Niebuhr, Mahatma Gandhi, Bayard Rustin, Howard Thurman, Paul Tillich, Leo Tolstoy |
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| Political movement |
African-American Civil Rights Movement, Peace movement |
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| Religion |
Baptist (Progressive National Baptist Convention) |
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| Spouse(s) |
Coretta Scott King (1953–1968) |
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| Children |
Yolanda Denise-King (1955–2007)
Martin Luther King III (b. 1957)
Dexter Scott King (b. 1961)
Bernice Albertine King (b. 1963) |
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| Parents |
Martin Luther King, Sr.
Alberta Williams King |
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| Awards |
Nobel Peace Prize (1964), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous), Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous) |
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| Signature |
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