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Martin Luther King, Jr. by the Numbers

Posted in Blog on January 19th, 2015.

MLK Jr Day
 
Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader who played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement. King sought equality for African-Americans, the economically disadvantaged, and victims of injustice through peaceful, nonviolent acts. As a result, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In celebration of this day enjoy Martin Luther King, Jr. by the Numbers.

 
 

 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. skipped two grades and entered college at the age of 15.
 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed 29 times.
 3  Doctors worked on Martin Luther King, Jr. for over 3 hours to save his life ten years before his death when a woman named Izola Ware Curry attempted to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. by stabbing him with a letter opener.
 4  April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
 5  Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote 5 books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles.
 6 While Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 39 years old when he died, doctors said he had the heart of a 60 year old.
 7 In 1971, a few years after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. won a Grammy for his Best Spoken Word album, “Why I Opposed the War in Vietnam.”
 8 In 1983, Congress passed the legislation, and President Reagan signed the law creating the holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
 900  Across the world, over 900 streets are named after Martin Luther King, Jr.
 10  At the age of 10 Martin Luther King, Jr. sang at the Atlanta gala premiere of the movie “Gone with the Wind.”


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