Person    | Male  Born 15/1/1929  Died 4/4/1968

Martin Luther King

Categories: Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Tragedy

Countries: USA

One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at the Hilton, spoke at St Pauls Cathedral and visited Parliament. He was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis. His assassin, James Earl Ray, was arrested at Heathrow Airport, trying to reach Rhodesia.

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Martin Luther King

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Martin Luther King - NW6

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