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==Civil rights==

==Civil rights==

[[File:Montgomery Story Comic 1956.jpg|thumb|The Montgomery Story, Comic cover, 1956.]]

[[File:Montgomery Story Comic 1956.jpg|thumb|250px|The Montgomery Story, Comic cover, 1956.]]

He became an advocate against [[racial discrimination]].

He became an advocate against [[racial discrimination]].

Rev. King wrote his most famous writing, “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” (1963), while imprisoned for demonstrating against segregated eating facilities.

Rev. King wrote his most famous writing, “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” (1963), while imprisoned for demonstrating against segregated eating facilities.

 

{{cquote|'''''Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.'''''}}

{{cquote|'''''Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.'''''}}

King founded the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].  

King founded the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].  

Rev. King's most famous speech, delivered to a huge crowd gathered in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1964, chanted the refrain "[[I Have a Dream]]" of an end to [[segregation]] and [[discrimination]]. It was a brilliant Christian sermon that drew upon verses and images in the [[Bible]],<ref>For example, the speech recited [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 40:4-5.</ref> ending in "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"<ref>http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm</ref>   

Rev. King's most famous speech, delivered to a huge crowd gathered in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1963, chanted the refrain "[[I Have a Dream]]" of an end to [[segregation]] and [[discrimination]]. It was a brilliant Christian sermon that drew upon verses and images in the [[Bible]],<ref>For example, the speech recited [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 40:4-5.</ref> ending in "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"<ref>http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm</ref>   

The same year Rev. King was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].  Rev. King was assassinated by [[James Earl Ray]] on April 4, 1968 in [[Memphis]], Tennessee.

In 1964, Rev. King was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].  Rev. King was assassinated by [[James Earl Ray]] on April 4, 1968 in [[Memphis]], Tennessee.

On April 16, 1963, Rev. King wrote:  

On April 16, 1963, Rev. King wrote:  

== Nobel Peace Prize laureate ==

== Nobel Peace Prize laureate ==

[[File:Martin Luther King Jr nobel peace prize.jpg|right|200px]]

[[File:Martin Luther King Jr nobel peace prize.jpg|left|200px]]

On December 10, 1964, in Oslo, Norway, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:

On December 10, 1964, in Oslo, Norway, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying: