Martin Luther KingThe Nobel Peace Prize 1964

Martin Luther King

(January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin.

He was a protestant minister, black leader advocator of civil rights.

He spearheaded, in August 1963, the historic march to Washington, a

demostration march.He congregated more than 250000

persons.

He died on the 4th of April 1968 by a shot when he was greeting in the

Lorraine's Motel.At that moment he was with the

reverent Jesse Jackson.

His most important sentences:

We have learned to fly like birds, swim like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living

like brothers.

If I knew that tomorrow the world ends, I, still today, plant a tree.

By Adrian Mesa and María Lobillo