The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is observed on the third Monday in January throughout the United States. Born in 1929, he was a Baptist minister who pioneered the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and pressured the American government to outlaw racial segregation and discrimination. In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest person ever to receive the accolade. In this collection from AMC’s free eBook Library, you can learn about the American Civil Rights movement and how the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has shaped life in the U.S. over the past half-century.
