Martin Luther King. JR
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs
Lived: Jan 15, 1929 - Apr 04, 1968 (age 39)
Spouse: Coretta scoot king (1953 - 1968)
book By Martin Luther king jr
Strength to Love is a book by MLK It was published in 1963 as a collection of his sermons primarily on the topic of racism segregation in the U.S and with a heavy emphasis on permanent religious values.
Ther are more books but this book had the most impact for the U.S
1957: He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president.
1963: Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King, Jr. was first published on June 12, 1963.
1965: In 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing.
1961: In December, King and the SCLC became involved. The movement mobilized thousands of citizens for a broad-front nonviolent attack on every aspect of segregation within the city and attracted nationwide attention.