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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
* He was a Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
* King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through nonviolence and civil disobedience.
* He was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which he was awarded in 1964.
* King is best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech, which he delivered on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
* He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
* King's legacy continues to inspire people around the world to fight for justice and equality.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in American history.
As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
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