Martin Luther King Jr.

Born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. was a leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement in America. He was committed to fighting injustice and inequality through non-violent means. 

King was a member of the NAACP and the leader of the nonviolent Montgomery Bus Boycott. He was the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization committed to winning civil rights for Black Americans and fighting the injustice of segregation. He was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.