1964, Martin Luther king was awarded the nobel peace prize. 1968 On April 4th, Martin Luther King was assassinated by racists on the second floor of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis at the age of 39.
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Martin Luther king, 1929 65438+ 10/5-1968 April 4, African-American, born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an American pastor, social activist and leader of black civil rights movement. 1986, the third Monday of January every year is designated as Martin Luther King National Day by legislation. Many roads, bridges and streets are named after them.
In 20 1 1 year, the Martin Luther king memorial was erected between Washington monument, Lincoln memorial and Jefferson memorial. Kim was born in a family with a strong religious tradition in the south, and his ancestors were Baptist priests. It can be said that missionary and religious life are the main components of his family life. While attending Morehouse College, King began to formally contact sociology, philosophy and religion, including Protestant liberalism.
During his study in crozet Theological Seminary, King read a lot of classical theology and philosophical thoughts, and finally became interested in individual rights, social gospel and Gandhi thought. In Gandhi, King not only found a strategic weapon to resist social change, but also found a way of life, because Gandhi's ethical principle of non-violence is completely consistent with his religious belief as a follower of Christ.
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