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Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the movement to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. He is best known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance and his ability to inspire change through powerful oratory. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, King grew up in a segregated society that shaped his commitment to social justice. He rose to national prominence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and went on to lead numerous protests and marches, including the famous March on Washington in 1963 where he delivered his iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech.

Throughout his life, King advocated for equality and justice not only for African Americans but for all marginalized groups. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's principles of nonviolence and sought to achieve civil rights through peaceful means. Unfortunately, his life was cut short when he was assassinated in 1968, but his legacy continues to inspire generations to fight for social justice and equality around the world.

国籍 アメリカ人
生年月日 January 15, 1929
出生地 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
死亡日 April 4, 1968
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Malala Yousafzai Thich Nhat Hanh Stephen L. Carter Taylor Branch Vincent Harding Clayborne Carson Lewis V. Baldwin Gary Younge Mark Ellingsen Bidyut Chakrabarty Stephen Lawrence David J. Garrow Ron Ramdin Peter Holloran James A. Colaiaco Coretta Scott King Martin Luther King III Bob Blaisdell Gary Dorrien Willis Jenkins Simon Sinek George Lakey Daisaku Ikeda Tony Campolo Mary King Jim Wallis Artika R. Tyner Clarence B. Jones Andre E. Johnson Clarence Jordan Barbara Jordan Tom H. Hastings Tom Shadyac Tom Laughlin Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Maajid Nawaz André Trocmé Rigoberta Menchú Craig Kielburger Raphael G. Warnock Grace Lee Boggs Hak Joon Lee Cornel West Simon Starr Vincent W. Lloyd Shane Claiborne James H. Cone Erica Chenoweth Verna J. Dozier Ronald J. Sider Dick Gregory S. Will Campbell Michael B. Curry Al Sharpton John R. Lewis Mervyn A. Warren Fred B. Craddock Benjamin E. Mays Michael L. Clemons William F. Winter Paul Chappell S. Brian Willson David Krieger Jim Burklo Robert D. Bullard His Holiness the Dalai Lama Desmond Tutu Joseph W. Lowery Julian Bond Robert K. Greenleaf Ronald A. Heifetz Dharathula H. Millender Oscar Romero Dalai Lama XIV Sulak Sivaraksa Oscar A. Romero Elias Chacour L. Douglas Wilder Glen H. Stassen Thupten Jinpa Derrick A. Bell Jay B. McDaniel Robert D. Enright John J. Ansbro Alveda C. King Doris Haddock Peter J. Ling Carl T. Rowan Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Peter J. Gomes Mary Frances Berry Alfred M. Lilienthal Marian Wright Edelman Richard E. Lapchick Bernice A. King C. Eric Lincoln Barack Obama Rosa Parks CeCe Winans Troy D. Perry Valarie Kaur John Pavlovitz Michael Tubbs Kevin Shird Eboo Patel Simran Jeet Singh Anthony Ray Hinton Ziauddin Yousafzai Melba Pattillo Beals Bernie Sanders Teresa Delgado Tass Saada Clive Stafford Smith Zak Ebrahim John Hope Bryant Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson Katharine Jefferts Schori Maulana Karenga Robert McAfee Brown Dave Andrews Derrick Bell Wintley Phipps Corazón Cojuangco Aquino Morris Dees Wyatt Tee Walker Elise Boulding Joseph Tusiani Peter Tatchell Charles Kimball Naim Stifan Ateek John of Taizé Kim Dae Jung Michelle Alexander John Lewis George Takei Mel White Andrew Young Harris Wofford Alveda King Raymond Sturgis Władysław Bartoszewski Jemar Tisby Charlie Dates Andrew Yang Tom Bradley Troy Jackson Aung San Suu Kyi Kim Dae-Jung Van Jones Muhammad Ali Malcolm Boyd Bryan Stevenson Kris Shepard Michael Lapsley Darren Walker Cory Booker Victor Anderson Carlton D. Pearson John M. Perkins John Conyers Jr. Xiaobo Liu