Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil Rights Leader

Quote: "It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people." (Source: https://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Martin-Luther-King.jpg)

Biography: His upbringing of a middle-class family with Baptist preachers did not prevent King from experiencing the prejudices common in the South. Committed to fighting racial inequality, the African American community was accused of complacency in the face of oppression, the Black church was prodded into social action. His leadership was fundamental to the movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of African Americans in the South and other parts of the United States. (Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr)