Martin Luther King
/ˌmɑːtɪn ˌluːθə ˈkɪŋ/
/ˌmɑːrtn ˌluːθər ˈkɪŋ/
- (1929-68) the most important leader of the US civil rights movement. King was an African American Baptist minister who led a series of peaceful campaigns against segregation in the southern states. In 1957 he established the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1963 he led about 250 000 people on a protest march to Washington, DC, where he made his famous 'I have a dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964. He was murdered four years later in Memphis, Tennessee, by Earl Ray. King's wife, Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) continued his work. His birthday, 15 January, is an official holiday in many states.
马丁·路德·金：（1929-68）美国民权运动最重要的领导人。金是一位非裔美国浸信会大臣，他领导了一系列和平运动，反对南部各州的种族隔离。1957年，他成立了南方基督教领袖会议。1963年，他带领约25万人参加了向华盛顿特区举行的抗议游行，在那里他在林肯纪念堂发表了著名的“我有一个梦想”演讲。1964年，他被授予诺贝尔和平奖。四年后，他在田纳西州的孟菲斯被伯爵·雷谋杀。金的妻子科雷塔·斯科特·金（Coretta Scott King，1927-2006年）继续他的工作。他的生日（1月15日）是许多州的法定假日。