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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and legacy

By France24
02 September 2023   |   1:39 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination on April 4, 1968.

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