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Martin Luther King Sr.

1899–1984

United States

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Martin Luther King (born Michael King; December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984), commonly known as Daddy King, was an American Baptist pastor, missionary, and civil rights activist who was an early figure in the civil rights movement.

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