1. Martin Luther King Junior, who fought and helped the Civil Rights Movement of the U.S., was a black leader from Atlanta, Georgia.
2. His work helped all black people for having equal treatment between white and black people.
3. He was born in January 15, 1929.
4. He was a Christian leader who conducted non-violence protest for Civil Rights.
5. “I have a dream” was King’s famous speech, while he was speaking to the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th, 1963.
6. He was arrested in Alabama while he was a leader of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1963.
7. The Civil Rights act was passed by King in 1964.
8. He received 3 awards which were Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004.
9. In 1968, King was assassinated by James Earl Ray while he was standing on his balcony at his motel room. he was only 35 years old.
10. Martin Luther King’s National holiday is observed on the third Monday of every January.