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The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
马丁·路德·金的生平
Famous activist Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929.
著名活动家马丁·路德·金1929年出生于佐治亚州的亚特兰大。
Like most black Americans living in the South back then, King faced discrimination growing up.
和当时生活在南方的大多数美国黑人一样，他在成长过程中受到了歧视。
At age 15, he spent a summer in the North.
15岁时，他在美国北部度过了一个夏天。
He was surprised to see that in northern states, people of all races could go to the same churches and eat in the same restaurants.
他惊讶地看到，在北部各州，所有种族的人都可以去同一座教堂，在同一家餐厅吃饭。
This inspired him to fight against segregation in the South.
这激励他与南方的种族隔离作斗争。
Nine years later, King moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where he became the leader of a civil rights organization.
九年后，马丁·路德·金搬到了阿拉巴马州的蒙哥马利，在那里，他成为了一个民权组织的领导人。
He led several peaceful protests, which eventually led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act.
他领导了几次非暴力抵抗，最终促成了民权法案的通过。
This act outlawed racial discrimination.
这项法案宣布种族歧视是非法行为。
King was killed in 1968, but his accomplishments allowed black Americans to keep fighting for equality.
马丁·路德·金于1968年被杀，但他的成就让美国黑人能够继续为平等而战。
He is still commemorated today.
人们至今仍在纪念他。
