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Martin Luther King Jr

For many, Martin Luther King Jr was the most prominent civil rights movement leader in the twentieth century. His most famous speech, which contains the words "I have a dream", has come to symbolise hope and faith for all.

King was born in 1929 as Michael Luther King Jr.

Growing up in separatist America, he attended the Morehouse College of Atlanta, a distinguished institution for black people, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. After receiving a doctorate from Boston University, he became pastor for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Martin Luther King Jr tribute outside the Enoch Pratt library, Baltimore, USA ©

King, always interested in civil rights, was heavily influenced by Gandhi's policy of non violence when he visited India with his wife and met with Muhammad Jinnah.

His involvement with the black civil rights movement was closely related to his Protestant faith. After gaining a major victory in the Bus B