Ocupation: Civil rights activist
Life: January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
Birthday: January 15
Death: April 4
We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community.
source: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). “Why We Can't Wait”, p.57, Beacon Press
topic: Inspirational, Mean, Direct Action, National Community