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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The best known leader of the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in Atlanta, GA, the son of prominent pastor Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. King became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist ...
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MLK Jr. with Abernathy and Farmer
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking with a group of Freedom Riders, including (center) Ralph Abernathy and James Farmer.
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MLK Jr. in Alabama
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, AL.
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MLK Jr. with Freedom Riders in Alabama
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and Ralph Abernathy (right) talking with Freedom Riders at the home of Dr. Richard Harris in Montgomery, AL.
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John Seigenthaler
On how the Movement liberated white Americans, too
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The Inspiration
Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent movement to free India from British colonial rule inspired American civil rights activists who had immersed themselves in Ghandi's teachings and viewed non-violence as an effective way to challenge the tyranny of the Jim Crow South.