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Minister and social activist Martin Luther King, Jr., was the preeminent leader of the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. His guidance was fundamental to the movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of Black Americans in the South and other.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was established as an annual observance in the United States in 1983. (more) See all videos for this article. The King holiday campaign overcame forceful opposition, with critics citing FBI surveillance files suggesting that King was an adulterous radical influenced by communists.
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Martin Luther King Jr. The Nobel Peace Prize 1964. Born: 15 January 1929, Atlanta, GA, USA. Died: 4 April 1968, Memphis, TN, USA. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Role: Leader of Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
