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Martin Luther King Jr.

1929 – 1968

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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and the foremost leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He profoundly advanced civil rights for African Americans and other people of color through courageous nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience that challenged Jim Crow laws and dismantled legalized discrimination. His steadfast moral leadership and commitment to peaceful justice transformed American society and established a lasting global legacy for human dignity and equality.