Who fought for civil rights in USA? Martin Luther King Jr.
6 videos • 6 views • by Learn with Hala Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a crucial role in the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, he later adopted his father's name. King's early life was influenced by his father, a prominent Baptist minister, who instilled in him a strong sense of social justice and religious faith. He attended Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University, where he earned his doctorate in philosophy. King rose to national prominence in 1955 as a leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a protest against racial segregation on public transportation in Alabama. This event marked the beginning of his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. As president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), King led numerous nonviolent protests against racial discrimination and segregation. His most famous speech, "I Have a Dream," delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, articulated his vision of a society free from racial injustice.