Martin Luther King Jr

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was a Baptist minister and a leader of a civil right movement in America from the Mid-1950’s until he was assassinated in 1968. He was a non-aggressive person while trying to follow through with his acts to achieve civil rights reformation and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his tremendous efforts in his life.
He married the former, Coretta Scott, younger daughter of Obadiah and Bernice McMurray Scott of Marion, Alabama on June 18, 1953. The marriage took place at the Scott’s home in Alabama.
His grandfather was a Baptist preacher. His father was a pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. He earned his own bachelor degree of Divinity and in 1951 he earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Boston University in 1955.
In 1959 King went on a trip to India and met with followers Gandhi. In these discussions he became to realize that nonviolent way of approaching things, such as a struggle for freedom, was the way to go in life.
After being a pastor of Alabama, Martin led a Black bus boycott. He and ninety others were arrested and indicted under provisions of law. He was found guilty along with others, although they were able to appeal their case. As the boycott carried on, Martin was gaining much reputation in the Nation. The success of the bus boycott also made him the hero of many people throughout the nation.
Dr. King’s 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail inspired national civil rights movement. The goal in Birmingham was to completely end the system of public life (stores, no separate bathrooms and drinking fountains, etc.) and also anything that had to do with getting jobs and living a normal life was one of the major goals of Martin Luther King Jr. Also in 1963 he led a massive march on Washington D.C. where he delivered his most famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He gave this speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Wash...