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Essay Archive - The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman, one of
the principal leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States and
a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King's challenges to
segregation and racial discrimination helped convince many white Americans
to support the cause of civil rights in the United States.
King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and was ordained as a Baptist
minister at age 18. He graduated from Morehouse College in 1948 and from
Crozer Theological Seminary in 1951. In 1955 he earned a doctoral degree in
systematic t....
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