The legendary activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is best known for his leading role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. Through an ideology that included nonviolence and civil disobedience, the charismatic Dr. King helped shape the way race relations evolved in the United States.

Aside from his immense impact on America’s social structure, Dr. King was a very accomplished scholar. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse, a Bachelor of Divinity from Crozer Theological Seminary and a PhD in systematic theology from Boston University. He also won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.

Celebrate the legacy of Dr. King with a collection of photos from The King Center’s Instagram page. For more photos follow them at @thekingcenter.