Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement.

He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism.