Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

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2026
America Who Are You?
TV show Self (archive footage)
2026
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream
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2025
Breakdown: 1975
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2025
Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.
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2024
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
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2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
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2024
America's Woman
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2024
Hollywood Black
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2024
The Beach Boys
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2024
Faye
Movie Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) (as Martin Luther King)
2024
Zeitgeist: Requiem
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2024
Becoming King
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2023
Origin
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2023
Four Died Trying: Prologue
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2023
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
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2023
La Californie !
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