Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and 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. Biography Date of birth: January 15, 1929 Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, …
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Thomas Jefferson, grew up in Virginia and was raised with the orphaned children of his father’s friend, William Randolph. He was educated from ages 9-14 by a clergyman named William Douglas from whom he learned Greek, Latin, and French. He then attended Reverand James Maury’s School before attending the College of William and Mary. He studied law with George Wythe, …
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