Take A Moment To Remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He was a civil rights icon
A giant who worked for civil rights
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked tirelessly for the cause of civil rights throughout his lifetime. He died too soon as he was assassinated while still in his thirties. He gave his life trying to help others find equality in the United States.
Michael King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. He died on April 4, 1968. He was an American Baptist minister. He became a leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until he was assassinated in 1968. He is known for trying to bring about civil rights through nonviolence. He followed in his father’s footsteps as an early civil rights advocate. He was trying to say that Black Lives Matter although that phrase was coined later.
Always encouraging peaceful demonstrations without violence, Dr. King was the subject of much violence against him and his supporters. He was arrested many times and beaten by the police as he fought against racism for years.
He did groundbreaking work against inequality in the 1950s and 1960s. His dream was for this nation was the dream for his children, that they would not have to face racism at every turn.
