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Archive - Martin Luther King, Jr: 1929 - 1968 

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th, 1968. He was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, Baptist minister and is regarded as one of America's greatest orators. King's most influential and well-known public address is the "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1963. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races).

In 1977, he was posthumously... 

Bob Henriques 1960

USA. 1960. Martin Luther KING at the podium delivering a speech.... 

Bob Henriques 1957

USA. Washington DC. Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, May 17, 1957.... 

Rene Burri 1964

GERMANY. West Berlin. 1964. Martin Luther KING in a stadium for... 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Florida. St Petersburg. Martin Luther King Day. 1990. 

Collection Martin Parr 2010

MARTIN PARR COLLECTION. Martin Luther King clock. 

Leonard Freed 1964

USA. Baltimore, MD. October 31, 1964. Dr. Martin Luther King,... 

Bob Henriques 1957

USA. Washington DC. May 17th, 1957. Martin Luther KING speaking... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Alabama. Selma. 1965. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., a group... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Alabama, Montgomery. The Great Freedom March. Martin Luther... 

Leonard Freed 1964

USA. Baltimore, Maryland. 1964. Reverand Martin Luther KING Jr's... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1965. The Great Freedom March. Martin... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Alabama, Selma. 1965. The Great Freedom March. Martin Luther... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1965. At the end of the Selma March,... 

Bob Henriques 1957

USA. Washington DC. May 17th, 1957. Martin Luther KING speaking... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1965. Civil rights demonstrators rally... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Alabama. 1965. The Selma March.

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1965. The Great Freedom March. Martin... 

Bruce Davidson 1961

USA. Alabama. Montgomery. 1961. 

Bruce Davidson 1961

USA. Alabama, Montgomery. Martin Luther KING Jr. talks to the... 

Bruce Davidson 2013

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28th, 2013. 50th anniversary of... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1961

USA. Georgia. Atlanta. 1961. Pastor's study of Ebenezer Baptist... 

Hiroji Kubota 1967

USA. 1967. 

Collection Martin Parr 2010

MARTIN PARR COLLECTION. Martin Luther King badge. 

Bruce Davidson 1963

USA. Alabama. Birmingham. 1963. Reverend Martin Luther KING at... 

Constantine Manos 1968

USA. Atlanta, Georgia. 1968. Funeral for Martin Luther King,... 

Leonard Freed 1984

USA. Florida. Miami. 1984. Martin Luther KING day. 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Plant City. Martin Luther King Day. 1990. 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Florida. St Petersburg. Martin Luther King Day. 1990. 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Florida. Martin Luther King Day. 1990. 

Carl De Keyzer 1991

USA. Atlanta. Southern Baptist Churches. 1991. 

Leonard Freed 1983

USA. Washington, DC. 1983. Twenty years after Martin Luther King's... 

Eli Reed 1995

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1995. Mural of Martin Luther King Jr.... 

Christopher Anderson 2005

USA. Biloxi, Mississippi. 2005. A fan with a picture of Martin... 

Collection Martin Parr 2010

MARTIN PARR COLLECTION. Martin Luther King bust. 

Bob Henriques 1957

USA. Washington DC. May 17th, 1957. Crowds at the reflecting... 

Bruce Davidson 1965

USA. Selma, Alabama. 1965. The Great Freedom March. Martin Luther... 

Hiroji Kubota 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. 1963. March on Washington. 

Rene Burri 1968

U.S.A. Washington D.C. 1968.
Martin Luther KING speaking on TV.... 

Constantine Manos 1968

USA. Georgia, Atlanta. Mourners at the funeral for Martin Luther... 

Leonard Freed 1983

USA. Washington D.C. 1983. Twenty years after Martin Luther KING's... 

Leonard Freed 1983

USA. Washington, DC. 1983. Twenty years after Martin Luther King's... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Atlanta, Georgia. 1995. The birthplace of Martin Luther... 

Eli Reed 1995

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1995. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Atlanta, Georgia. 1995. Martin Luther King Center. 
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