Martin Luther King Jr embraced Gandhi's principles of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience and applied them to challenge the unjust, discriminatory practices employed by a predominantly white society against black people. These principles guided him as he articulated with a persuasive, spellbinding, emotional intensity the injustices and indignities practised against his race and against the other coloured peoples of the world. In 1964 Dr King won the coveted Nobel Peace Prize and accepted the prize in Oslo, Norway. Here in this second volume of highlights of major MLK speeches, we find Mr King delivering a major speech, recorded in 1966, highlighted by 'The American Dream' and 'We Shall Overcome'. Two years later he would be shot by an assassin while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Approximate running time: 46 minutes.
1929-1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon today.
A Baptist minister, 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 in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history.
King's main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States, which has enabled more Americans to reach their potential.
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