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He did not "criticize the war" as much as America's role in it
Reverend '''Martin Luther King, Jr'''., Ph.D. (1929-1968)
Reverend '''Martin Luther King, Jr'''., Ph.D. (1929-1968)
He was the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
==Education and early career==
He became an advocate against racial discrimination and was later a critic of the war in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]].
King was educated in Boston, where he earned his advanced degree in theology.
He became the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
==Civil rights==
He became an advocate against [[racial discrimination]].
Later he became a critic of the US role in the [[Vietnam War]].
He became by far the most important black leader of the 1960s.
He became by far the most important black leader of the 1960s.
Since his assassination in 1968, he has been the single most important exemplar of liberalism in recent U.S. history.
Since his assassination in 1968, he has been the single most important exemplar of liberalism in recent U.S. history.