Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes


We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.


Citations

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence." 4 Apr. 1967, Riverside Church, New York, NY.

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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Born: January 15, 1929
  • Died: April 4, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Clergyman, Activist

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King Sr.