Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia his birth name was Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather was a pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 till he passed away in 1931. His father took over severing after that and Martin Luther was a co pastor in the church also. Martin Luther went to public schools in Georgia, and he graduated high school when he was only fifteen years old; he received the B.A. degree in 1948 from the Morehouse College. This was a college in Atlanta for black people to attend to his father and grandfather both graduated from there. After three years of studying theological at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania he was elected to be president of a white senior class group, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. He later went to a graduate school at Boston University; In Boston he met Coretta Scot and so after that he married her.
In late 1954, Martin became a pastor in a church called Dexter Avenue Baptist in Montgomery, Alabama. Kings always worked hard for the rights for colored people and shortly he became a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was one of the biggest organizations during its time period. During the days of boycott Martin was arrested, his house was bombed, he was abused, but out of all that he still manage to become a strong and powerful leader. He was elected president of a Christian Leadership in 1957; this group mainly provided new leaders for the civil rights movement. King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times and he also wrote five books. He also led huge protests in Alabama these protests grabbed every on...
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.... He had enough guts to stand and protest what was wrong. We honor Martin Luther King, Jr. because he showed us the value of racial equality and how to stand up for what we believe in. Thank you, King for leading our nation to better heights through love and peace.
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Lischer, Richard The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the word that moved America Oxford University Press: 1995. Print
When Martin Luther King, Jr. spearheaded the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, he began a long tenancy as the representative for nonviolent demonstration during the time of the Civil Rights Movement. As a Baptist minister, he was a moral leader to the community. He was one the Black community looked up to for encouragement and strength in a tie where they were oppressed and unequally treated. Dr. King was known for being approachable; compelling and being able to move a crowd with the powerful and provoking words he spoke. He had a vision of how he wanted the world to look when the racism and discrimination would be no longer and all the children of all different ethnicities and backgrounds could play openly and cohabitate peacefully together. Because of all the hard work and dedication he put into his community and the Civil rights...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American baptist minister, Civil Rights activist, and humanitarian. He was born on January 25, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia under the name of Michael King, Jr. Both he and his father later adopted the name of the German protestant leader Martin Luther in honor of him. King thrived at Booker T. Washington High School, graduating at the age of 15 before moving on to Morehouse College. For years, he had questioned religion, but in his third year of college, he took a bible class that renewed his faith. King later went on to study at Crozer theological seminary for three years. He met his future wife during his last year of seminary, and went on to receive his Ph.D in 1955 at the age of 25.
Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A life of Martin Luther. New York. Abington Printing Press. 1950
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Walton, Hanes Jr. The Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. New York: Greenwood Press, 1971
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the middle child of three born to Alberta Williams King and Martin Luther King Sr. Martin’s parents were kind and loving and did their best to try to shield their children
Miller, William Robert. Martin Luther King, Jr.: His Life, Martyrdom and Meaning for the World. New York: Avon Books (1968).p.69
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on the 15th of January in 1929, to parents Alberta Williams King and Martin Luther King Sr. Martin Luther King Jr’s name at birth was Michael King as well as his fathers but after attending the Fifth Baptist World Alliance Congress in Germany Martin Luther King Sr. decided to change his and his sons name to Martin in the honor of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Martin Luther King Jr. was the grandson of A.D. Williams who became a pastor of small Ebenezer Baptist church with 13 members but under his leadership he was able to make it into a potent congregation. A.D Williams married Jennie Celeste Parks and gave birth to Alberta Williams. Michael King Sr. family were sharecroppers in a poor
While involved in his ministry there were many incidents that occurred, such as the Bus boycott that he organized after an African American women violated the segregation rules on the bus and didn’t give up her seat. Her name became just as known as King’s; it was Rosa Parks. During this occurrence he gained a lot of respect from others for keeping a non-violence act against the bus lot. During this time King kept all his people motivated and not to give in and eventually after a long year the bus lot couldn’t take the financial cut’s they were having and gave in. “Segregated seating was discontinued, and some African Americans were employed as bus drivers. Also with the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the bus segregation laws of Montgomery were unconstitutional, the boycott ended in triumph for black dignity.” (“Martin Luther King Jr. Facts”) Now if any colored person wants to ride the bus they have the right to choose if they want to sit in the back or the front and they get to keep their
On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King and Alberta Williams King became the parents of a small child who eventually grew up to be one of the most influential individuals in the country. His name was Michael—better known as Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted to convince Americans to join the civil rights cause. While he was doing this, he became one of the most important leaders of the American Civil Rights movement. He encouraged people to disobey laws that were not fair and to accept the punishments for them. He wanted to stand up for the rights of African American people. It wasn’t an easy journey for him and although he didn’t bring an end to racial discrimination by himself, he overcame many challenges and was a major part in leading America in the right direction.
...chulke, Flip. He Had a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1995.
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther – Bainton, Roland H., Abingdon Press, November 1999