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Martin Luther King Jr.

1929–1968

United States

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Biography

King helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Birmingham Campaign and the March on Washington. His organizing and oratory helped build support for landmark U.S. civil-rights laws.

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The King Institute — original record ↗

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