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Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was one of the main
leaders of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, a Baptist
minister, and was one of America's greatest orators.
In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (for
his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different
races).
On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy
Carter.
In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday.
In 2004, King was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace. King's
most influential and well-known public address is the "I Have A Dream" speech,
delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1963.
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