The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?
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