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ShareMarch 1965: American clergyman and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jnr (1929 - 1968) listening to the radio whilst leading the Alabama Civil Rights march. On the left is his fellow clergyman and campaigner Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990). (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)
Race Protests
Share28th August 1963: Civil rights protestors marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, where the March on Washington climaxed in Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech. (Photo by Kurt Severin/Getty Images)
Civil Rights Leaders Meet With John F. Kennedy
Share28th August 1963: American president John F. Kennedy in the White House with leaders of the civil rights 'March on Washington' (left to right) Whitney Young, Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968), Rabbi Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, President Kennedy, Walter Reuther (1907 - 1970) and Roy Wilkins. Behind Reuther is Vice-President Lyndon Johnson. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
Abernathy And King
ShareSeptember 1964: American civil rights leaders Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) (left) and Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990) at the Embankment in London. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images)
Third Selma March
ShareAfrican-American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968, centre) listening to a transistor radio in the front line of the third march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to campaign for proper registration of black voters, 23rd March 1965. Among the other marchers are: Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990, second from left), Ralph Bunche (1903 - 1971, third from right) and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907 - 1972, far right). The first march ended in violence when marchers were attacked by police. The second was aborted after a legal injunction was issued. (Photo by William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Luther King’s Hands
Share21st September 1963: Black American civil rights leader and Baptist minister Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) raising his hands in a restaurant. (Photo by William H. Alden/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Luther King Marches
Share30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)
Martin Luther King In London
ShareAmerican civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) at a press conference in London, September 1964.(Photo by Reg Lancaster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dr. King Speaks On The Phone
ShareAmerican civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) sits on a couch and speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
Dr. King At Press Conference
ShareAmerican Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) speaks at a press conference for Clergy & Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, held at the Belmont Plaza Hotel, New York City, January 12, 1968. He announced the Poor People's March On Washington at this event. (Photo by John Goodwin/Getty Images)
Man With A Dream
Share1963: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968) at a press reception at the Ritz Hotel, London, England. (Photo by William H. Alden/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech
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Share1964: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jnr (1929 - 1968). (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images)
Martin Luther King
ShareSeptember 1964: American clergyman and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
King In London
ShareOctober 1961: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) arriving at London Airport. He is in England to be the chief speaker at a public meeting about colour prejudice and to appear on the BBC television programme 'Face To Face'. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/Getty Images)
King In London
Share21st September 1964: Martin Luther King Jnr (1929 - 1968), American clergyman and leader of the civil rights movement, giving a press conference at the Savoy Hotel in London. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)
Martin Luther King
ShareDr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968), American clergyman and civil rights campaigner. (Photo by William Lovelace/Getty Images)
Luther Kings
ShareMarch 1965: Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. On the left (holding bottle) is American diplomat Ralph Bunche (1904 - 1971). (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)
Civil Rights Leaders Meet With John F. Kennedy
Share28th August 1963: American president John F. Kennedy in the White House with leaders of the civil rights 'March on Washington' (left to right) Whitney Young, Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968), Rabbi Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, President Kennedy, Walter Reuther (1907 - 1970) and Roy Wilkins. Behind Reuther is Vice-President Lyndon Johnson. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)