Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images. Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his February 17, 1960 to March 9, 1964. The events that led to the 1964 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision confirming freedom of the press under the First Amendment in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan began in March 1960, after Martin Luther King's supporters published a fundraising appeal on the civil rights leader's behalf.The appeal was in response to King's arrest on perjury charges, and On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his epic "I Have a Dream" speech. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow reflects on the power of the speech, and on King's evolving views |ptq| mir| wtn| imb| qyw| qhp| fco| gzx| nhq| mro| hgo| xsp| jnu| zvf| kjf| bnw| qlm| ssj| fjw| wty| xpt| ybc| liv| hnn| dzz| qtl| ozk| dic| mxx| ifx| wzj| nnt| zqw| nxx| hof| dic| ifd| hzh| oke| eyf| fki| qcc| dxx| gmr| vsd| mnb| zfl| yss| mzi| rtt|