Place of birth:                Atlanta, Georgia.

Ancestry :                     African-American
 
Schools/colleges:           Ph.D., Boston  University, 1955
 
Where he  lived:             Atlanta ,  Georgia

Occupation:                    Minister, Civil Rights Activist

Major contributions:        Organized bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
                                        Delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, 1963.
 
Honors/Awards:               Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.