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IMAGO International History, 250 years USA, Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

Jul 6, 2023

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  • IMAGO History, U.S. Bürgerrechtsbewegung: 1954-1968 Jan 01, 1965 - Washington, DC, USA - The most famous leader of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, a Baptist minister, and was one of America s greatest orators, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. pictured with his wife CORETTA SCOTT KING. King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter. In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday. Washington USA - ZUMAk09
  • IMAGO History, U.S. Bürgerrechtsbewegung: 1954-1968 Aug 12, 1963 - Washington, DC, USA - Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING pictured shaking hands during The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, who became in 1964 the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races). On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter. In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday. Washington USA - ZUMAk09
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