Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience , inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi . King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia , to the Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King . King was a middle child, between older sister Christine King Farris and younger brother A.D. King . Christine King Farris A.D King King suffered from depression through much of his life. In his adolescent years, he initially felt resentment against whites due to the "racial humiliation" that he, his family, and his neighbors often had to endure