Martin Luther King, Jr was a black American pastor. He is also a humanitarian and African-American civil rights leader. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis. Source : www.wikipedia.orgNow for this top ten post we are discussing some of the things or facts that not everyone known about Martin Luther King, Jr. Here they are guys.
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Fact : Martin Luther King Jr. Day was not recognized as a paid national day by all 50 states until 2000.
Source : TIME
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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Fact : The U2 song Pride (In the Name of Love) was written about Martin Luther King Jr.
Source : Post Chronicle
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| U2 song Pride (In the Name of Love) |
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Fact : Martin went to Morehouse College at the age of just 15.
Source : BBC
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| Martin went to Morehouse College at the age of just 15. |
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Fact : He is the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35.
Source : Nobel
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| Youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize |
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Fact : He saved the original series of Star Trek by encouraging Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, to stay on the show.
Source : National Post
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| Star Trek - Nichelle Nichols |
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Fact : Martin Luther King Jr. died at the age of 39. He himself predicted he would not live to 40.
Source : BBC
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| Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated |
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Fact : He was the first black American to named TIME Man of the Year.
Source : Time
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. - TIME MAGAZINE |
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Fact : Over 730 streets in the US are named after him.
Source : WS Journal
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| Martin Luther King, Jr streets |
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Fact : He travelled 6 millions miles during his lifetime.
Source : Nobel
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. in India |
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Fact : Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King.
Source : Nobel
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| Born name - Michael King |
That's some of the top 10 facts that are little known about Martin Luther King, Jr.. Leave your comments below if you have some.
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