Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.
King Posing For A Magazine Article
Aliases	Michael Luther King (At Birth)
Relatives	Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, Yolanda King, Bernice King, Martin Luther King Sr, Alberta Williams King
Affiliation	Civil Rights Movement
Biographical information
Marital status	Coretta Scott King
Date of birth	January 15, 1929
Place of birth	Atlanta, Georgia
April 4, 1968
Date of death	Memphis, Tennessee
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	5′ 7″
Weight	152 lbs
Eye color	Brown

History

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African-American civil rights activist. He was also a pacifist and follower of the Christian religion. In 1963, he lead the March on Washington and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, in which he talks about ending racism. In 1968, he planned on gaining equal rights for poor people with the use of the Poor People's Campaign, but before he could even make the effort, he was assassinated.