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Martin Luther King Jr.

Born

in Atlanta, Georgia, The United States

January 15, 1929

Died

April 04, 1968

Website

http://www.thekingcenter.org/

Genre

Nonfiction, Politics, Civil Rights

Influences

Theodore Parker, Mahatma Gandhi, Howard Thurman, Reinhold Niebuhr, Tho ...more

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 29,390 ratings · 1,885 reviews · 120 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 11,224 ratings — published 1986 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson (Afterword) 4.45 avg rating — 4,063 ratings — published 1963 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letter from the Birmingham Jail 4.64 avg rating — 2,622 ratings — published 1963 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illustrations) 4.44 avg rating — 2,053 ratings — published 1973 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., James Washington 4.52 avg rating — 1,629 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Dream / Letter from Birmingham Jail 4.55 avg rating — 1,467 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strength to Love 4.59 avg rating — 1,625 ratings — published 1963 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World by Martin Luther King Jr., James Washington (Editor), Coretta Scott King (Foreword by) 4.44 avg rating — 996 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson, Kris Shepard 4.52 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? 4.47 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 1966 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Martin Luther King Jr.

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. (7 books)
by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson (Editor), Tenisha Hart Armstrong (Editor), Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project
4.76 avg rating — 55 ratings

Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: hate, love

7517 likes

“Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

tags: inspirational-faith

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