Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 January 15–1968 April 4) was a Baptist minister in the U.S. who was at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950's and 60's. His most famous moment was his I Have a Dream speech, given on the steps of the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C. in 1963. He is credited with contributing to the political pressure leading to the pasage of the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts in 1965.
Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee.
His birthday, January 15, is now honored in the United States with a holiday (formerly "Civil Rights Day" in laggard states) celebrated on the third Monday of January.
