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Reverend '''Martin Luther King, Jr'''., Ph.D. (1929-1968)
Reverend '''Martin Luther King, Jr'''., Ph.D. (1929-1968) was by far the most important black leader of the 1960s.
==Education and early career==
==Education and early career==
He became an advocate against [[racial discrimination]].
He became an advocate against [[racial discrimination]].
On Dec. 31, 1955, he led the nonviolent [[boycott]] of city buses of Montgomery, Alabama, after [[Rosa Parks]] was arrested for not moving to the back of the bus.<ref>http://www.thekingcenter.org/mlk/chronology.html</ref>
Rev. King wrote his most famous writing, “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” (1963), while imprisoned for demonstrating against segregated eating facilities.
==Foreign policy==
Later he became a critic of the US role in the [[Vietnam War]].
Later he became a critic of the US role in the [[Vietnam War]].
Since his assassination in 1968, he has been the single most important exemplar of liberalism in recent U.S. history.{{fact}}
Since his assassination in 1968, he has been the single most important exemplar of liberalism in recent U.S. history.{{fact}}
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 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>
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.
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.