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Who Is Martin Luther King Jr.?

posted January 19, 2009 - 7:16pm
Who Is Martin Luther King Jr.?

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored every third Monday of January. This day is considered a federal holiday in honor for the civil rights leader who would have celebrated his 80th birthday last January 15.

He was responsible for calling the attention of the nation on civil rights struggle and was very famous for his speech in Washington D.C. given on 1963 entitled "I have a dream"

He was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968 in Memphis.

Dr. King raised the worldwide awareness for civil rights movement.

Learn more about this man.


Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_J...


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