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Martin Luther King

· He was born on January 15, 1929.

· He never fought with guns he fought with his words.

· He was a minister in Atlanta, Georgia.

· Dr. King was a founder of the civil rights movement.

· Dr. King is the first American since George Washington to have a national holiday in his honor.

· Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked to earn equal rights for all people.

· Dr. King died on April 4, 1968. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Ray was against equal rights.