The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King

MLK At Soldier FieldAmerican Civil Rights and religious leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968) gestures emphatically during a speech at a Chicago Freedom Movement rally in Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1966. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Visits Boston, 1965BOSTON - APRIL 22: Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the Mass. legislation during his visit to Boston. Dr. King led a march through the city to protest segregated housing conditions and racially imbalanced schools, and spoke at Boston Common and the State House during his visit. (Photo by Paul Connell/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Dr. King Speaks At Quinn ChapelAmerican Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) speaks at Quinn Chapel on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, 1960s. (Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)
Martin Luther King, Jr. At The March On WashingtonView of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968, center) at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where he would deliver his 'I Have a Dream' speech, Washington DC, August 28, 1963. (Photo by Rowland Scherman/Getty Images)
Dr. King Speaks On The PhoneAmerican civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) sits on a couch and speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
LBJ & MLKPresident Lyndon B Johnson (1908 - 1973) discusses the Voting Rights Act with civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968). The act, part of President Johnson's 'Great Society' program trebled the number of black voters in the south, who had previously been hindered by racially inspired laws, 1965. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Civil Rights BillUS President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes the hand of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) at the signing of the Civil Rights Act while officials look on, Washington DC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Magic Skyway Ride12th August 1964: American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) waves with his children, Yolanda and Martin Luther III, from the 'Magic Skyway' ride at the Worlds Fair, New York City. The ride was a replica of a Ford convertible. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dream SpeechBlack American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Civil Rights Rally380887 28: Rev. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy August 28, 1963 at the White House. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)
Martin Luther King Jr. and Hubert HumphreyThe Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., left, meets with Vice Pres. Hubert Humphrey, center, and Attorney General-designate Nicholas deB Katzenbach in Humphrey's office to discuss legislative steps which he feels are needed to assure voting rights for Negroes.
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King At Home With His FamilyMONTGOMERY, AL - MAY 1956: Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. relaxes at home with his wife Coretta and first child Yolanda in May 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
One Of Last Picture Taken Of Dr. King(Original Caption) 4/3/1968-Memphis, TN: One of the last pictures to be taken of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- speaking to a mass rally April 3 in Memphis -- when he said he would not halt his plans for a massive demonstration scheduled for April 8 in spite of a federal injunction. The Nobel Peace Prize Winner was felled by a sniper's bullet, April 4.
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