dirtnapp / is martin luther king jr. alive or dead?
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
dead
no longer with us. rest easy.
- born
- 1929
- died
- 1968
- age at death
- 39
- known for
- pastor, preacher, civil rights advocate
1929 – 1968
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