Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1929-01-15
Day of Death
1968-04-04
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Martin Luther King Jr.
Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a 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. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
Filmography (132)
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream
2026
Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.
2025
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
America's Woman
2024
The Beach Boys
2024
Zeitgeist: Requiem
2024
Becoming King
2024
Origin
2023
Four Died Trying: Prologue
2023
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
2023
Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America
2023
Stand
2023
The Universe
2023
