On January 15, 1929 a child came into the world just as any normal child would, except this child would eventually change the world with one speech about his dreams. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was that child and not only did he share his dreams in front of over 260,000 people he changed the views of millions of people. Dr. King played many roles, but his fight for equal rights showed how he could combine all of those roles into one humble, strong-willed human being. Dr. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia to two loving parents Michael King Sr., who he was named after but later both would change their first names to Martin, and Alberta Williams King. The King’s also had two other children, Martin’s older sister Christine King Farris and his younger brother Alfred Daniel Williams King. Dr. King’s family had a long line of ministers in the family. Not only was his family a minister, but as was his grandfather A.D. Williams who became the minister for the small, struggling Ebenezer Baptist Church. The church only had a handful of members with A.D. came in, but he quickly turned it into a forceful congregation. After A.D. death Dr. King’s father stepped in to fill his father’s shoes, which Dr. King would eventually be led into the role of reverend as well. Throughout the Dr. King’s upbringing his parents provided him with a healthy, loving environment, but they were unable to completely shield him from the racism that was taking over the United States. Dr. King attended segregated public schools in Georgia, and was able to graduate high school at the age of fifteen. He then moved on to Morehouse College where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948. Both Dr. King’s father and grandfather had attended and graduated from this ... ... middle of paper ... ...kin. Bibliography "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." NAACP. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013. King, Martin Luther, and Clayborne Carson. The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.. New York: Intellectual Properties Management :, 2001. Print. King, Martin Luther. Stride toward freedom: the Montgomery story.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Print. "Martin Luther King Jr.." - Biographical. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013. . "Martin Luther King Jr." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013. "The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - Liberation Curriculum - Resources." The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - Liberation Curriculum - Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born at noon on January 15, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee to the Reverend Martin Luther King and Alberta Williams King. Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first twelve years in the Auburn Avenue home that his parents shared with his maternal grandparents, the Reverend Adam Daniel Williams and Jennie Celeste Williams. When Reverend Williams passed away in 1931, Martin Luther King Sr. became the new pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church and established himself as a major figure in both state and national Baptist groups. Martin Luther King Jr. later attended Atlanta’s Morehouse College from 1944 to 1948 during his undergraduate years. During this time, Morehouse College President Benjamin E. Mays had convinced Martin Luther King Jr. to accept his calling and to view Christianity as a “potential force for progressive social change. Martin Luther King Jr. was ordained during his last semester in Morehouse.” It was also around this time that Martin Luther King Jr. had begun his first steps towards political activism. In 1951, King Jr. began his doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University’s School of Theology. In 1953, Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott on June 18 in a ceremony that took place i...
Lischer, Richard The Preacher King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the word that moved America Oxford University Press: 1995. Print
King, Martin Luther. "I Have A Dream." The McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues Across the Disciplines. 8th edition, Ed. Gilbert H. Muller. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003. 309-312.
History is indeed made up of significant events which shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny.
Martin Luther King Jr was born on the 15th of January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, known as Michael Luther King Jr and was than assassinated on the 4th of April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The world renowned Baptist minister and social activist had a massive impact on the American civil rights movement from the mid 1950’s until his assassination in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr’s up bringing was fairly pleasant and he was brought up with a great education. However, he had his couple of prejudices and traumatic experience through out his life. One of these including one of his friends who was a fair skinned boy who was told to tell King that he was no longer allowed to play with him because the children were now attending
Kirk, J. (2007). Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement: controversies and debates. Basingstoke New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
King was born on January 15, 1929. He was the second child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia. King entered public school at age 5 in May 1936. At age 12 King lost his grandmother to a heart attack, which cause him to try to commit suicide by jumping out of the second story window of his house. King attended Booker T. Washington high school where he skipped both the 9th and 11th grade. King started Morehouse College in Atlanta at the age of 15, in 1944. In 1948, Martin Luther King Jr. earned his sociology degree. He then attended
“Martin Luther King, Jr...” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2013. .
The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most important events of the history of the United States. Although many people contributed to this movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., is widely regarded as the leader of the movement for racial equality. Growing up in the Deep South, King saw the injustices of segregation first hand. King’s studies of Mahatma Ghandi teachings influenced his views on effective ways of protesting and achieving equality. Martin Luther King’s view on nonviolence and equality and his enormous effect on the citizens of America makes him the most influential person of the twentieth century.
Dr. King was born the son of Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr, a devout Christian who would raise his son to be so as well. Dr. King skipped ninth and twelfth grade and went on to Morehouse College at the age of fifteen. He graduated in 1948 with a B. A. degree in Sociology. He then went on to attend Crozer Theological Seminary and received his B. Div. degree in 1951. In 1953, he married Coretta Scott and in 1955 he graduated Boston University with a Ph. D. in Systematic Theology. By this point in his life, he was also the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
King, Dr. Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter From A Birmingham Jail." Letter to The Clergymen. 16 Apr. 1963. American Identities. N.p.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005. N. pag. Print
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pastor, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Mr. King was a man of honor and respect, even in the troubling situations of serving jail time. People who were supposed to support him questioned his actions, but Dr. King still stood by what he believed in. In Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. King hoped that the white religious leaders would come to his aid but instead found reluctance and opposition. In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King, Jr. refutes his critics claims through the use of passionate tones, metaphors, and allusions.
The famous speech of Martin Luther King The famous speech, “ I Have a Dream”, was held in 1963 by a powerful leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. He was born January 15, 1929, the son of an Atlanta Pastor. Martin Luther King Jr. always insisted on nonviolent resistance and always tried to persuade others with his nonviolent beliefs. In 1963, King spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and almost 200,000 people attended his speech. All his listeners were Civil Rights supporters who rallied behind him and the people who watched his appearance on television.
“King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968).” Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Academic OneFile. Web. 16 May 2014.
To begin with, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929.2 His father, Martin Luther King Sr. who was a pastor, and his mother Alberta, who was a schoolteacher who raised both King and his two siblings.3 King was very religious because the three generations of men, starting with his great-grandfather, were all preachers. His younger brother and uncle were also preachers. Religion had a big influence on his life. King grew up in a neighborhood of average citizens. No great wealth or possessions, leaders, or anyone of great stature. His best friends were religious, attended Sunday school together and church which King was considered their second home.