It’s all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.
DescriptionAmerican clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
AliasesMLK; Martin Luther King; Michael King; Michael King, Jr.
BornJanuary 15, 1929
DiedApril 4, 1968
CountryUnited States Of America
ProfessionCleric; Political Activist; Theologian; Orator; Minister; Writer
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Jawaharlal Nehru Award For International Understanding; Spingarn Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; United Nations Prize In The Field Of Human Rights; Gandhi Peace Award; Pacem In Terris Award; Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
