I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

— Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), Bürgerrechtler

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) war ein US-amerikanischer Baptistenpastor, Theologe und Anführer der Bürgerrechtsbewegung mit Hauptwirkungsorten in Alabama und Georgia. Bekannt wurde er durch seinen gewaltfreien Kampf gegen die staatliche Rassentrennung sowie durch Reden und Texte wie „I Have a Dream“ und den „Letter from Birmingham Jail“. Für Bibelleser verdeutlicht sein Erbe die sozialethische und prophetische Dimension des Glaubens im Einsatz für Gerechtigkeit, während posthume Nachweise von Plagiaten in seiner Dissertation auch Brüche in seiner Biografie markieren.

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