Martin Luther King Jr | Icons

Duration: 12'52''

Synopsis

Martin Luther King Jr was arguably the most influential figure of the civil rights movement, King masterminded a campaign which fought not only to win rights for America's black population, but crucially, to enshrine them in law. He went on to launch the Poor People's Campaign, tackling the economic factors he felt were the root cause of inequality.

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