NAME OF LEADER | DESCRIPTION |
Martin Luther King JR | Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr. |
DESCRIPTION | NAME OF SITE | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | HOUSE | ATLANTA | GEORGIA |
HOUSE | MARTIN LUTHER KING HOUSE | BIRMINGHAM | ALAMBAMA |
MUSEUM | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR | ATLANTA | GEORGIA |
ALMA MATER | BOOKER T WASHINGTON SCHOOL | ATLANTA | GEORGIA |
ALMA MATER | MOREHOUSE COLLEGE | ATLANTA | GEORGIA |
ALMA MATER | CROZER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | CHESTER | PENNSLYANIA |
ASSISSANTION SITE | LORAINE MOTEL | MEMPHIS | TENNESSEE |
BURIAL PLACE | MARTIN LUTHER KING HISTORIC SITE | ATLANTA | GEORGIA |
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MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSASSINATION SITE, MEMPHIS TN