Who is martin luther king jr and why was he important?

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King, a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist, had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important voice of the American civil rights movement, which worked for equal rights for all. He also is famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech that was taken place in front of the Linclon Memorial. He also has many different speeches that ruined his popularity or gained more followers. These speechs were: "Are God Is Marching On," "Beyond Vietnam," "The Other America," and "Ive been to the Moutaintop." Hope this helps! I also bolded the important things just incase :)