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King rose to prominence as a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama in the 1950’s.
It was there that he was inspired by figures such as Rosa Parks and he soon became a figurehead for the civil rights movement. He organised the famous ‘March on Washington D.C.’ in 1963, where he delivered his epic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
In 1968, King was assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray, he was 29-years-old. King’s son Martin Luther King Iii is using the anniversary of his father’s death to launch a new city wage proposal in New York.
In a statement released today, King says, “New York City offers a national road map for continuing my father’s unfinished work of economic justice. A majority of City Council members back the legislation. Now I urge the rest to embrace it”.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Was Assassinated 43 Years Ago Today