History of Africa

Who was the black minister who very active in civil rights movement?

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968.

King advanced civil rights through nonviolent civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. King's nonviolent activism left a profound legacy that has been both praised and criticized.