A WEB SERIES
MARTIN LUTHER KING
BAPTIST MINISTER &
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Born
Jan. 15
1929
Died
April 4
1968
Portrayed By
Aston Welch
Episode
23
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He established the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization focused on non-violent protests for civil rights. King also helped organize the 1963 March on Washington where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He helped plan the Selma to Montgomery marches and fought against segregated housing. He strongly supported non-violent civil disobedience and refused to use guns. MLK has been awarded over 50 honorary degrees and accolades and in 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. Thanks to efforts by his wife, January 15th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The Stone of Hope at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C.
Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Thousands following the casket of MLK on the day of his funeral in Atlanta, Georgia
Martin Luther King's "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech the day before his assisnation
MLK on the day he was announced as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Robert Kennedy announcing the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Indiana 1968