Kai man wong biography of martin luther

April 4th 2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

King helped drive change in America in the face of bitter opposition – not least from parts of the US Government.

For years prior to his death, Martin Luther King was subjected to a campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI. Hoover was convinced King was a puppet of the Communists, intent on destroying America. He was determined to neutralise the threat.

This documentary will reveal the depth of Hoover's vendetta. It will examine how and why he targeted King. And it will explore the legacy of the controversial FBI Director and that of the civil rights leader he so relentlessly pursued.

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American pastor, activist, and well-known figure in the civil rights campaign for African Americans, Martin Luther King, Jr., From January 15, 1929, until April 4, 1968, he was living. King has established himself as a human rights symbol and is honored as a martyr by two Christian faiths. His principal contribution was to ensure the advancement of civil rights in the United States. An ordained Baptist early in his career, King turned to activism for civil rights. He was in charge of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and was the organization's first president when the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was established in 1957. The 1963 March on Washington was made possible by King's work, and it was there that he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he increased support for the civil rights struggle and made a name for himself as one of history's greatest orators in American history.

King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 as the youngest recipient for his efforts to eradicate racial segregation and prejudice via civil disobedience and other non-violent tactics. By the time of his passing in 1968, he had shifted his focus to opposing the Vietnam War and ending poverty from a Christian standpoint. King was execut

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