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Martin Luther King (1929–1968)
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of Alberta Christine (Williams), a schoolteacher, and Martin Luther King Sr., a pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. For Martin the civil rights movement began one summer in 1935 when he was six years old. Two of his friends did not show up to ...
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Born:in Atlanta, Georgia, USADied:(age 39) in Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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1998
Gang Land
(performer: "Excerpt from Must Establish Priorities" - as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) / (writer: "Excerpt from Must Establish Priorities" - as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Article: "A Testament Of Hope", "Playboy" (USA), January 1989, p.130-132+341-342. See more »Publicity Listings:
12 Biographical Movies | 22 Print Biographies | 11 Portrayals | 22 Articles | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr | Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr. | Martin Luther King Jnr. | Rev. Martin Luther King Jr | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Martin Luther King Jr. | Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Dr Martin Luther King | Dr. Martin Luther King | Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King | Rev. Martin Luther KingHeight:
5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Don't let anybody make you think God chose America as His divine messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world. God has a way of standing before the nations with justice and it seems I can hear God saying to America, "You're too arrogant, and if you don't change your ways, I will rise up and break the backbone of your power, and I will place it in the hands of a nation that doesn't... See more »Trivia:
Encouraged Nichelle Nichols to remain on the original Star Trek (1966) series (according to William Shatner's "Star Trek Memories"). See more »Trademark:
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