Martin Luther King Jr., one of America's greatest advocates for peace and civil rights, spread his message of hope throughout the world, and did so with grace and elegance.

We were interested in his travel and fashion tastes, and compiled this working stylebook for the dreamers and seekers in all of us.

TRAVEL

* King's travel brought him to such places as Argentina, Bimini, Brazil, England, Germany, Ghana, Italy, India, Jamaica, Norway, Venezuela, and Senegal.

* He stayed at The Willard Hotel in Washington the night before his "I Have A Dream" speech.

STYLE

* King was known to wear dark suits, shirts with French cuffs and cufflinks and a fedora. He also liked wearing tweed, even earning the friendly nickname "Tweed" when he worked in Connecticut as a teenager, said one news story.

* His wristwatch was a Rolex Datejust reference 1601.

* King's favorite dessert? Pecan pie.

LEAD-IN IMAGE

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