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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. He gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating for equal rights and treatment of African Americans. Though he faced threats and hatred from those opposed to racial equality, MLK was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent activism. Tragically, he was assassinated at age 36 by an unknown gunman in 1968 while standing on the balcony of a motel.

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. He gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating for equal rights and treatment of African Americans. Though he faced threats and hatred from those opposed to racial equality, MLK was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent activism. Tragically, he was assassinated at age 36 by an unknown gunman in 1968 while standing on the balcony of a motel.

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    Facts

    Martin Luther King


    Jr. was a social activist and a
    Baptist minister. He was in
    charge of the civil rights
    movement. MLK was born
    on January 15, 1929. He gave
    the I Have A Dream
    speech. That speech was
    about
    giving
    African
    American people the same as
    white people. That speech
    will change the world forever.
    He had a lot of people who
    hate him and wanted to hurt
    him and his loved ones.
    MLK won the Nobel Peace
    Prize in 1964. He was killed
    in 1968. He was only 36
    years old. He was killed by a
    sniper. MLK was on his
    balcony. He was a great man.

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    2015. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.
    Nobel Peace Prize. Digital image.
    Http://www.nobelprize.org/n
    obel_prizes/peace/. N.p., 16.
    Web. 15 Jan. 2016.
    "Sweet Search." Sweet Search. N.p.,
    2014. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.

    Martin
    Luther king
    Jr.

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