Acting
Martin Luther King Jr.
- Born
- Jan 15, 1929 · Aged 39
- Died
- Apr 4, 1968
- Place of birth
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 142
- TV credits
- 37
Also known as (4)
- MLK
- Dr. King
- Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany,…
