Martin Luther King, Jr.

**Martin Luther King Jr.**
	American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968) King in 1964
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Name in native language	Martin Luther King Jr.;
Date of birth	15 January 1929; Atlanta; Michael King Jr.
Date of death	4 April 1968; Memphis
Manner of death	homicide (assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.);
Cause of death	gunshot wound (assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 1, cheek, jaw, spinal cord, shoulder);
Killed by	James Earl Ray;
Place of burial	Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	Morehouse College (Bachelor of Arts, sociology, 1944–1948); Crozer Theological Seminary (Bachelor of Divinity, 1948–1951); Boston University (Doctor of Philosophy, systematic theology, 1951–1955); Washington High School; Boston University School of Theology; David T. Howard High School; Candler School of Theology;
Doctoral advisor	Lotan Harold DeWolf;
Occupation	pastor; preacher; civil rights advocate; human rights activist; peace activist; pacifist; writer; politician; opinion journalist;
Employer	Dexter Avenue Baptist Church; Ebenezer Baptist Church; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;
Member of	American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Alpha Phi Alpha; Progressive National Baptist Convention;
Field of work	political activity; civil rights; racism; racial segregation; peace movement; politics; opinion journalism; Baptist church; homiletics; pastoral care;
Movement	civil rights movement; nonviolence; labor movement in the United States; civil rights movement;
Significant event	I Have a Dream; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.; Nobel Peace Prize (1964);
Father	Martin Luther King Sr.;
Mother	Alberta Williams King;
Sibling	Christine King Farris; A. D. King;
Child	Yolanda King; Martin Luther King III; Dexter Scott King; Bernice King;
Spouse	Coretta Scott King (1953–1968);
Relative	Alveda King (niece);
Award received	Nobel Peace Prize (1964); Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1966); United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (1978); Gandhi Peace Award (1964); Pacem in Terris Award (1965); Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (1959); Margaret Sanger Awards (1966); Time Person of the Year (1963); Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977); Congressional Gold Medal (2004); Humanitarian of the Year (1984); Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Spingarn Medal (1957); honorary doctor of the Hofstra University;
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ލިޔުންތެރިއެއް; 美国牧师和社会运动者; ଅମେରିକୀୟ ନାଗରିକ ଅଧିକାର ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନର ଉଦ୍ୟୋକ୍ତା; Amerikāņu mācītājs, afroamerikāņu cilvēktiesību kustības aktīvists; Amerikano nga aktibista dagiti sibil a karbengan; 美国牧师和社会运动者; amerikansk borgerrettighetsforkjemper; American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968); زعيم أمريكي من أصول أفريقية ومن المناضلين لحركة التمييز العنصري; ߊߡߋߙߌߞߌ߬ ߝߘߊ߬ߝߌ߲߬ ߕߎߓߊߓߎ߫ ߡߏߙߌ߸ ߣߌߞߎߣߎ߲ߠߊ߸ ߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߊߡߋߙߌߞߌ߬ ߣߊ߲߬ߕߊ߲ ߤߊߞߍ ߕߏ߰ߝߏ ߞߎ߲߬ߕߌ߮.; amerikai baptista tiszteletes, polgárjogi harcos, politikai aktivista, az afroamerikai polgárjogi mozgalom egyik vezető személyisége; giza eskubideen aldeko ekintzaile bakezalea; Amerikaonse doômenee en politiek leider; АҠШ-та ҡара тәнле граждандар хоҡуҡтарын яҡлаусы хәрәкәт лидеры; gweithredwr ac arweinydd hawliau sifil Americanaidd (1929-1968); رهبر جنبش حقوق مدنی آمریکایی‌های آفریقایی‌تبار; aktivist en politiek denker in de Amerikaanse börgerrechtenbeweging; America ninsala hachinima tuuntumdi so ŋun nyɛ doo; アメリカの公民権活動家; פעיל זכויות אדם אמריקאי; アミリカ合衆国ぬ政治家; अमेरिकी नागरिक अधिकार आंदोलन में अमेरिकी पादरी, कार्यकर्ता और नेता (1929-1968); అమెరికా పౌర హక్కుల ఉద్యమంలో అమెరికన్ మతగురువు, కార్యకర్త మరియు నాయకుడు; yhdysvaltalainen ihmisoikeusaktivisti; காந்தியவாதி; attivista, politico e pastore protestante statunitense (1929-1968); 美國牧師和社會運動者; Amerikaans burgerrechtenactivist en dominee (1929–1968); 美国牧师和社会运动者; nhà hoạt động nhân quyền người Mỹ; 浸禮會牧師; Olóṣèlú; амэрыканскі грамадзкі актывіст; pastor batista e ativista político estadunidense (1929–1968); amerikansk pastor, aktivist och medborgarrättskämpe; Amereka amanyɛnyi; amerikansk baptistpræst og borgerrettighedsforkæmper; US-amerikanischer Baptistenpastor, Bürgerrechtler und Friedensnobelpreisträger; американский общественный деятель, борец за гражданские права; amerykański pastor i działacz społeczny, noblista pokojowy; aktivis dan pejuang HAM asal AS; líder del moviment per els drets civils dels Estats Units d'Amèrica; Amerika amanyɔni; Kiongozi wa haki za binadamu kutoka Marekani (1929-1968); അമേരിക്കൻ മിനിസ്റ്റർ; 美國牧師和社會運動者; ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ-ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਕਾਰਕੁਨ ਅਤੇ ਨੇਤਾ (1929-1968); американски активист за граждански права; Afrikalı-Amerikalı Baptist pastör ve Amerikan yurttaş hakları hareketi önderi; Amerikaanse Baptiste-predikant en burgerregteleier (1929–1968); pastor evanxélico e activista político estadounidense; 美国牧师和社会运动者（1929-1968）; American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968); African-American activist, clergyman an leader o the ceevil richts muivement; Martin Luther King; jan Masin Luta Kin; jan Martin Luther King Jr.; jan MLK; Кинг, Мартин Лютер; ମାଇକେଲ କିଙ୍ଗ; ମାଇକେଲ କିଙ୍ଗ, ଜୁନିଅର; ଡା. କିଙ୍ଗ; Martin Luther King; Martins Luters Kings; 馬丁路德金; 马丁路德金; 小马丁·路德·金; 馬金路德金; 金，M.L.; キング牧師; Michael King; Martin Luther King; M.L. King; مارثن لوثر كينغ; مارتن لوثر كينج; مارتن لوثر كنغ; مارتن لوثر كنج; مارتن لوثر كينغ; Martinus Lutherus King minor; Martinus Luther King minor; ߡߌߞߊߍߟߋ ߞߌ߲ߜ߭; ߡߟߞ ߞߌ߲ߜ߭; ߡߟߞ ߘߐ߰ߡߊ߲; ߡߌߞߊߍߟߋ ߡߟߞ ߘߐ߰ߡߊ߲; ߡ ߟ ߞߌ߲ߜ߭; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Martin Luther King; Michael King Jr.; Michael King; Dr. King; M. L. King; M.L. King; ML King; MLK; Martin Luther King Junior; Michael King Junior; ఎం ఎల్ కే; మైఖేల్ కింగ్; ਮਾਰਟਿਨ ਲੂਥਰ ਕਿੰਗ, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ; 麥可·金; Marteno Luter-Kingo; Martin Luther King la pli juna; एम् ेल के; Martin Luther King; MLK; Michael King Jr.; Martin Luther King Junior</nowiki>

English:

Martin Luther King, Jr, Ph.D. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a Baptist minister and political activist who was the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement.

Deutsch:

Martin Luther King, jr. (* 15. Januar 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia; † (ermordet) 4. April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Baptist