A man who changed America, who dreamed of equality between people of different caste and colour, who believed in non violence was no other then Martin Luther King, Jr.
A man who changed America, who dreamed of equality between people of different caste and colour, who believed in non violence was no other then Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin changed America just like the way Gandhi changed India. His non-violent movements and civil disobedience movements changed the inequality against African-American in America.
Martin was born on January 15, 1929 to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King.
It was Howard Thurman and Mahatma Gandhi's influence that deepened Martin's thought towards non-violence movements and its effects.
Martin even came to India in 1959 to see the place where Gandhi carried out his successful disobedience and non-violence movement to help India get free from Britain. It was here that he became more inclined towards this path.
He carried out African-American Civil Rights Movement, civil disobedience movement, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1963 March of Washington and various other movements in America
He also founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 and remained leader of it for many years.
His "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington is still considered one of the best speeches given by any leader in history of America. Martin became a household name and a nation icon after this speech.
James Earl Ray assassinated Martin in April 4, 1968 when he was standing in his balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Till today the matter is controversial to who else was involved in Martin's assassination.
His death led to various riots and protests all around USA and his followers accused government of having a hand behind the murder.
It was Martin's influence or his death that made America the free country both in though and in society.
On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
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Johannesburg, May 21 (ANI): Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has said that Jose Mourinho was not sacked, after he confirmed Mourinho's exit from the club at the end of the season.
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London, May 21(ANI): England middle order batsman Ian Bell is expected to recover from tonsillitis and play against New Zealand in the second test match starting from Friday.
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Washington, May 20 (ANI): In a commencement address at Morehouse College, President Barack Obama said that he feels motivated that he is not in prison, and making young male graduates understand the racial issues and their responsibilities.
London, May 20 (ANI): Choreographer Wade Robson, who has accused Michael Jackson of molesting him when he was a child, now has his story backed up by the singers' maid.
London, May 20 (ANI): A woman is seeking asylum in Britain to avoid becoming the 14th virgin queen of the randy King of Swaziland.
Barcelona, May 20 (IANS) FC Barcelona celebrated their conquest of the La Liga season with a 2-1 win at home to Valladolid.
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London, May 20 (IANS) Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview that Britain's economy had achieved "only a modest recovery".
London, May 20 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber's abandoned pet monkey Mally has found a new home at a British animal sanctuary.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the amount of time that asthma patients spend in the sun may have an impact on their illness.
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Washington, May 20 (IANS) Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.
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London, May 19 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Michelle Obama made light of the failures that her husband, Barack, faced in his life.
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Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) While shooting a TV commercial in Kuala Lumpur, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar constantly feared 'Don' might emerge out of somewhere. He reminisced the days when he shot his 2006 film "Don" in the city.
London, May 18 (ANI): Wayne Rooney has added a guitar signed by double Brit award winner Ben Howard to his collection.
Baghdad, May 18 (IANS) A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said.
Washington, May 17(ANI): Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, has rubbished Wade Robson's allegations that the late singer sexually assaulted him and has branded him a liar.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): A waitress in Indiana was in for a surprise when she received 446 dollars tip on a 6-dollar meal by one of her regular customers.
Rome, May 17 (IANS) Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic brushed aside their opponents to reach the quarter-finals while Rafael Nadal was made to sweat before reaching the final eight of the Rome Masters here.
London, May 17 (ANI): Football ace David Beckham's endorsements have earned him many millions, with marketing experts dubbing him Brand Beckham.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Michael Jackson's choreographer friend Wade Robson, who claimed that the singer sexually abused him for seven years, has now detailed the alleged exploitation.
Tokyo, May 16 (IANS) Formula 1 team McLaren confirmed Thursday that they will form a new multi-year technology partnership and use Honda engines from the 2015 season.
London, May 16 (ANI): England has won the toss and has decided to bat first in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's today.
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London, May 14 (ANI): Michael Jackon's eldest son Prince has vowed to quash any claims of his dad being a child molester.
New York, May 14 (ANI): Gwyneth Paltrow, who recently won coveted People magazine title of the world's most beautiful woman, has confessed that she is far from being 'perfect'.
Sydney, May 14 (ANI): New Zealand bowler Tim Southee has been cleared to play against England in the first Test at Lord's on Thursday, after he was withdrawn midway through the drawn four-day match against the England Lions following a pain in his left-foot.
Washington, May 14 (IANS) US police are looking for a 19-year-old man identified as a suspect in the Mother's Day parade shooting in New Orleans, the largest city in Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal's state of Louisiana, that injured 19 people.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Wade Robson, who had alleged that Michael Jackson had molested him, is leaving California for good.
London, May 13 (IANS) Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to open an eatery here and says she would serve healthy food items in her food outlet.
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Washington, May 12 (ANI): A Muslim group has accused a Christian organization of defamation for publishing a book that accuses the Muslim collective of holding terrorist training in its enclaves.
London, May 12 (ANI): Former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards has commended the appointment of outgoing Everton boss David Moyes as the successor of Sir Alex Ferguson, whom Edwards was responsible for bringing into the club in 1986.
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London, May 12 (ANI): Former Scottish footballer Kenny Dalglish has claimed that he has always admired retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, even though the Old Trafford legend had taunted him of being too fat to make it as a footballer.
London, May 12 (ANI): Former Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards has revealed that he had shelled out a measly 60,000 pounds to secure the services of Sir Alex Ferguson in 1986 for United, which is now a whopping two billion-pound dynasty.
New York, May 12 (ANI): Michael Jackson's makeup artist has revealed, during his death trial, that the singer looked 'emaciated' and acted 'paranoid' in days before his death.
Manama, May 11 (ANI): Bahraini King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa has said terrorism has no religion and it has the same ugly face around the world.
London, May 11 (ANI): Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has said that his wife had talked him out of buying Premier League champions Manchester United 24 years ago for just 11.5 million pounds.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Researchers have managed to give graphene magnetic properties - a breakthrough that opens the door to the development of graphene-based spintronic devices, that is, devices based on the spin or rotation of the electron, and could transform the electronics industry.
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Madrid, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Actor Alfredo Landa, one of the best-known faces in Spanish film and the creator of a genre known as "landismo", died Thursday in Madrid, sources at the Spanish Film Academy told EFE. He was 80.
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Sydney, May 9 (ANI): Veteran Rugby League caller and the voice of Rugby League for ABC Radio David Morrow has been suspended by the national broadcaster management over his racist comments on Darwin Aborigines, pending a probe into the alleged racist remarks.
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United Nations, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The parties to the conflict in Syria should seek political dialogue, the UN suggested Friday, after Russia expressed readiness to hold talks with all representatives of the Syrian opposition.
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Beijing, May. 1 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN Children's Fund ( UNICEF) and partners are stepping up vaccination campaigns in Syria, and neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, amid measles outbreaks in the region, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters here Tuesday.
London, May. 1 (ANI): Michael Jackson spent years hiding his "deepest darkest" drug secrets from the world, a court has been told.
Washington, May 1(ANI): A new study has suggested that experiencing connections, regularities, and coherence in their environment may lead people to feel a greater sense of meaning in life.
Amsterdam, April 30 (IANS) After 33 years on the throne, Dutch Queen Beatrix Tuesday abdicated in favour of her son Willem-Alexander.
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London, Apr. 30 (ANI): A lawyer for Michael Jackson's mother Katharine has said that the singer's promoters failed to properly vet doctor Conrad Murray - who's convicted of causing his death from a drug overdose.
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Ramallah, April 27 (IANS) A senior Palestinian official said Saturday that Israel has proposed holding a four-way summit to sponsor the resumption of the stalled Mideast peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Beijing, Apr. 27 (Xinhua-ANI): The top United Nations official in Iraq on Friday appealed for restraint and dialogue to stop escalating violence in the country, which has "killed and wounded hundreds," a UN spokesman told reporters here.
