| Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
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| Born | Michael King, Jr. January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Died | April 4, 1968 (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Monuments | Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College (B.A.) Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D.) Boston University (Ph.D.) |
| Organization | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
| Influenced by | Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Benjamin Mays, Hosea Williams, Bayard Rustin, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Thurman, Leo Tolstoy |
| Political movement | African-American Civil Rights Movement, Peace movement |
| Religion | Baptist (Progressive National Baptist Convention) |
| Spouse | Coretta Scott King (m. 1953–68) |
| Children | Yolanda Denise-King (deceased) Martin Luther King III Dexter Scott King Bernice Albertine King |
| Parents | Martin Luther King, Sr. Alberta Williams King |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (1964), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous), Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous) |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Bio
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