Joseph s hospital where he died at 7 05 p m he was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement and a nobel peace prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience.
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On the evening of april 4 martin luther king had just stepped out of room 306 and onto the balcony intending to speak with members of the southern christian leadership conference congregating in the parking lot below.
Emerged as the leader of the montgomery bus boycott in 1955 he began a long tenure as the spokesperson for nonviolent protest in the civil rights movement.
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Stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the lorraine motel in memphis tenn on april 3 1968 a day before he was assassinated at approximately.
Plus he was charismatic and had a powerful way of speaking.
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Martin luther king jr an american clergyman and civil rights leader was fatally shot at the lorraine motel in memphis tennessee on april 4 1968 at 6 01 p m.
As a baptist minister he was a moral leader to the community.
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