Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, was born on this day in 1929. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most visible advocates of nonviolence and direct action as methods of social change. With amazing writing and speaking skills, he helped mobilize the Civil Rights Movement and served as a mouthpiece for hundreds of thousands of people.

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