Martin Luther King Jr. character jug produced circa 1980. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. An African American church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr., King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through nonviolence and civil disobedience. Inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he led targeted, nonviolent resistance against Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination. A dove with an olive branch in its mouth symbolizing peace forms the handle of this jug.
Maker:
unknown
unknown
circa 1980
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character jug
Size:
large
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