"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."⁠ A voice that has continued beyond his lifetime, Martin Luther King Jr. was born on this day in 1929.⁠ The minister and civil rights leader is pictured here alongside his wife, activist and advocate Coretta Scott King, during the Selma to Montgomery marches of March 1965. ⁠ 📷: Ben Martin/Getty Images | gettyarchive⁠ ⁠ #MLK #martinlutherkingjr #corettascottking #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #selmatomontogomery #selma #montgomery #americanhistory #blackhistory #equality #starsandstripes #africanamericanhistory #americanicon #MLKday #activism #archivephoto #photoarchive #1960s #1965 #thesixties #reportage #photojournalism #gettyimages #gettyarchive