
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Biography Martin Luther King Jr. • Born January 15th 1929 • Assassinated April 4th 1968 • He was a Baptist minister and a civil-rights activist • He had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States • King headed the SCLC • Received a Noble Peace Prize in 1964 • Created the Civil Rights Act in 1964 • Created the Voting Rights Act in 1965