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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.
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the time is always right to do the right thing
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
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