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Martin Luther King Jr.

Born

in Atlanta, Georgia, The United States

January 15, 1929

Died

April 04, 1968

Website

http://www.thekingcenter.org/

Genre

Nonfiction, Politics, Civil Rights

Influences

Theodore Parker, Mahatma Gandhi, Howard Thurman, Reinhold Niebuhr, Tho ...more

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial ...more

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Average rating: 4.49 · 69,425 ratings · 5,859 reviews · 346 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 22,669 ratings — published 1986 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why We Can't Wait 4.54 avg rating — 8,424 ratings — published 1964 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letter from the Birmingham Jail 4.72 avg rating — 7,505 ratings — published 1963 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strength to Love 4.62 avg rating — 3,877 ratings — published 1963 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letter from Birmingham Jail 4.55 avg rating — 3,861 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illustrations) 4.49 avg rating — 3,591 ratings — published 1973 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? 4.62 avg rating — 3,349 ratings — published 1966 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., James Melvin Washington (Editor) 4.56 avg rating — 2,353 ratings — published 1986 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Dream / Letter from Birmingham Jail 4.60 avg rating — 2,304 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World by Martin Luther King Jr., James Melvin Washington (Editor), Coretta Scott King (Foreword by) 4.49 avg rating — 1,620 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Martin Luther King Jr.

King Legacy (11 books)
by

Martin Luther King Jr.,

Coretta Scott King (Foreword),

The Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock (Foreword)

4.56 avg rating — 15,686 ratings

The Last Interview (1 book)
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Martin Luther King Jr.

4.18 avg rating — 159 ratings

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. (7 books)
by

Martin Luther King Jr.,

Clayborne Carson (Editor),

Tenisha Hart Armstrong (Editor),

Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project

4.54 avg rating — 79 ratings

The Essential Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (8 books)
by

Martin Luther King Jr.,

Alexis Romay (Goodreads Author) (translator)

4.78 avg rating — 60 ratings

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