Martin Luther King was a Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement
Born in Atlanta, King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience
non violent activist, inspired in Mahatma Gandhi
In 1955 King....
King led Mont gomery bus boycott
became the first president of the Southern Christian Conference
led an usuccessful struggle against segrgation in Albany, Georgia
helped to organize protests in Birmingham, Alabama
organized the March on Washington
How is best known his famous speech?
"Utopia"
"I have a dream"
