Martin Luther King Jr.
Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Citizen King
as Self (archive footage)
2004
The Universe
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Stand
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Picture Me Rollin'
as Self (voice)
2012
Freedom Summer
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Activist (archive footage)
2021
...So Goes the Nation
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Bus
1965
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
as Self
2013
The Janes
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream
2022
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
2019
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The March
as Self
1964
TV Appearances
The David Susskind Show
as Self
1959
Mentiras verdaderas
as Self (archive footage)
2011
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
2018
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Folk Britannia
as Self (archival footage)
2006
La Californie !
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Emancipation Road
as Self
2014
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self (archive footage)
2018