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Martin Luther King Jr.
"I Have a Dream" speech; US Civil Rights Act
Born 1929 πΊπΈ USA 1963
β Known For
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"I Have a Dream" speech at March on Washington (28 Aug 1963) β 250,000 people
2
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955β1956) β 381 days of non-violent protest
3
Nobel Peace Prize (1964); assassinated 4 April 1968 at age 39
Nobel Peace Prize 1964; led Montgomery Bus Boycott
Quick Facts
Category
β Activism
Country
πΊπΈ USA
Born
1929
Key Year
1963
Achievement
"I Have a Dream" speech; US Civil Rights Act