Martin Luther King Jr. - We must see the great distinction between

We must see the great distinction between a reform movement and a revolutionary movement. We are called upon to raise certain basic questions about the whole society . . . . What America must be told today is that she must be born again. The whole structure of American life must be changed.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "To Charter Our Course for the Future." 22 May 1967, Frogmore, SC.

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About the Author

Martin Luther King Jr.

Born: January 15, 1929
Died: April 4, 1968
Nationality: American
Profession: Clergyman, Activist

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King Sr.

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