Martin Luther King, Jr. - Minister & Civil Rights Activist | Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, playing a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the United States, and the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: Delve deeper into Biography on our site: Follow Biography for more surprising stories from fascinating lives: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - captures the most gripping, surprising, and fascinating stories about famous people: The biggest break. The defining opportunity. The most shattering failure. The unexpected connection. The decision that changed everything. With over 7,000 biographies and daily features that highlight newsworthy and compelling points-of-view, we are the digital source for true stories about people that matter.