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Who influenced Martin Luther King Jr.?

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

    Influenced 17

    Influenced by 9

  • Henry David Thoreau

    American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)

    Influenced 12

    Influenced by 8

  • Reinhold Niebuhr

    American Protestant theologian (1892–1971)

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 2

  • Howard Thurman

    American theologian, educator, and civil rights mentor

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 0

  • Walter Rauschenbusch

    United States Baptist theologian

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

Who was influenced by Martin Luther King Jr.?

  • Asmaa Aouattah

    Moroccan author and activist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 6

  • Carles Puigdemont

    Catalan politician

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 2

  • James H. Cone

    American theologian

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 4

  • Kent Ford

    American civil rights activist, founder of the Portland, Oregon chapter of the Black Panther Party.

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 5

  • Margaret Burr Leonard

    American journalist & activist (1942-2022)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 2

  • Robert D. Bullard

    American sociologist known as the father of environmental justice

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Scott Sauls

    American Christian pastor and writer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 14

  • Sleepy Floyd

    American basketball player

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 4

  • Todd May

    American political philosopher

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 6

  • bell hooks

    American author, feminist, and social activist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 10