Unit 5 Appreciating ClassicsMartin Luther King Jr
(1929 － 1968) was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key role in the American Civil Rights Movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968
Martin was deeply inspired by nonviolence such as the movement in India led by Gandhi
He sought equality for African Americans ， the economically disadvantaged and victims of injustice through peaceful protest
He was the driving force behind watershed( 标志转折点的 ) events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington ， which helped bring about such landmark legislations( 立法 ) as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
King was awarded the Nobel Peace话题导入 Prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on Martin Luther King Jr
Day ， a US federal h
