The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was a Nobel Laureate Baptist minister and African American civil rights activist. He is one of the most significant leaders in U.S. history and in the modern history of nonviolence, and is considered a hero, peacemaker and martyr by many people around the … Continue reading Martin Luther King’s Celebrated Birthday-January 16, 2006