Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Born January 15, 1929 (Age: 97) Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
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Filmography

Origin

Origin

2023 as Self (archive voice) Age: 94
Four Died Trying: Prologue

Four Died Trying: Prologue

2023 as Self (archive footage) Age: 94
Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

2023 as Age: 94
Stand

Stand

2023 as Self (archive footage) Age: 94
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

2022 as Self (archive footage) Age: 92
The Art of Dissent

The Art of Dissent

2021 as Self - Subject (archive footage) Age: 92
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021 as Self - Activist (archive footage) Age: 92
MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI

2020 as Self (archive footage) Age: 91
Killing John F. Kennedy

Killing John F. Kennedy

2020 as Self (archive footage) Age: 91
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

2018 as Age: 89
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

2018 as Self (archive footage) Age: 89
Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

2017 as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Age: 88
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Children of the Civil Rights

2015 as Self (archive footage) Age: 86
The House I Live In

The House I Live In

2012 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 83
Picture Me Rollin'

Picture Me Rollin'

2012 as Self (voice) Age: 82
J. Edgar

J. Edgar

2011 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 82
COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101

2010 as Self (archive footage) Age: 81
Roads to Memphis

Roads to Memphis

2010 as Self (archive footage) Age: 81
Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009 as Self (archive footage) Age: 80
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The Day the Troubles Began

2008 as Self Age: 79
...So Goes the Nation

...So Goes the Nation

2006 as Self (archive footage) Age: 77
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Citizen King

2004 as Self (archive footage) Age: 74
The Corporation

The Corporation

2003 as Self (archive footage) Age: 74
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Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

2002 as Self (archive footage) Age: 73
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 73
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

2002 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 73
The Year That Trembled

The Year That Trembled

2002 as Self (archive footage) Age: 73
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000 as Self Age: 71
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 68
Blue Eyed

Blue Eyed

1996 as Self (archive footage) Age: 67
All Power to the People!

All Power to the People!

1996 as Self (archive footage) Age: 67
The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

1992 as Age: 63
Death Scenes 2

Death Scenes 2

1992 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 62
The Doors

The Doors

1991 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 62
Disasters of the Century

Disasters of the Century

1985 as Self (archive footage) Age: 56
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Good Intentions

1985 as Self (Archival Footage) Age: 55
The Killing of America

The Killing of America

1981 as Self (archive footage) Age: 52
James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

1978 as Age: 49
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

1973 as Self/Cameo (archive footage) Age: 44
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Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973 as Self (archive footage) Age: 44
Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

1970 as Self (archive footage) Age: 41
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Martin Luther King, Jr: From Montgomery to Memphis

1969 as Self Age: 39
Anno Domini MCMLXV

Anno Domini MCMLXV

1966 as Self (archive footage) Age: 37
The Bus

The Bus

1965 as Age: 36
The March

The March

1964 as Self Age: 35
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Union and Freedom

1964 as Himself Age: 34
Wealth of a Nation

Wealth of a Nation

1964 as Self Age: 34
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I Have a Dream

1963 as Self Age: 34
David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

1963 as himself Age: 34
The Negro and the American Promise

The Negro and the American Promise

1963 as Age: 33
Integration Report 1

Integration Report 1

1960 as Self Age: 30