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**Martin Luther King Jr.** was a Baptist minister and black activist who
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became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights
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movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Born in Atlanta,
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King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and
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civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent
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activism of Mahatma Gandhi.
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## Assassination
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### Shooting
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Standing on an outside balcony at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, King
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was shot to death.
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### Conspiracy Theories
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Conspiracy theories around the shooting argue that James either did not
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act alone or was not even the shooter.
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he
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Tn the shooter.
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### Riots |