Michael luther king jr wikipedia
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Martin Luther King Jr. suikastı
ABD'li Baptist din adamı ve insan hakları savunucusuMartin Luther King Jr. 4 Nisan günü saat 'de (CST) Memphis, Tennessee'de kalmakta olduğu Lorraine Motel'de vurulmuştur. St. Joseph Hastanesi'ne kaldırıldıktan sona saat itibarıyla ölmüştür. ABD'deki insan hakları mücadelesinin liderlerinden olan ve Nobel Barış Ödülü sahibi King, şiddet içermeyen mücadele yöntemlerini ve sivil itaatsizlik eylemlerini savunmaktaydı. Cinayet 'lı yıllarda ABD'de işlenen en önemli dört cinayetten birisidir.[a]
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[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]'li yıllarla beraber King, hak savunuculuğu kapsamında öne çıktığı için ölüm tehditleri almaya başlamıştır. yılında bıçaklı bir saldırıdan ağır yaralı şekilde kurtulmuştur.[b] King, yılındaki John F. Kennedy Suikastı'ndan sonra çevresindekilere kendisini de benzer bir sonun beklediğini söylemiştir. King, Memphis, Tennessee'de çalışan ve kötü çalışma koşulları, düşük ücret, ayrımcılık gibi g
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Martin Luther King Jr.
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. | |
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| In office January 10, &#;– April 4, | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Abernathy |
| Born | Michael King Jr. ()January 15, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, () (aged&#;39) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of&#;death | Gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Martin Luther King&#;Jr. National Historical Park |
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| Monuments | Full list |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (born Michael King, Jr.; January 15, – April 4, )[1] was an Americanpastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was best known for improving civil rights by using nonviolentcivil disobedience, based on his Christian beliefs. Because he was both a Ph.D. and a pastor, King was sometimes called the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. (abbreviatio
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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, , at &#;p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at &#;p.m at age 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. The assassin, James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, , at London's Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States and charged with the crime. On March 10, , he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary. He later made many attempts to withdraw his guilty plea and to be tried by a jury, but was unsuccessful. Ray died in prison in
The King family and others believe that the assassination was the result of a conspiracy involving the