MLK, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He faced racism at an early age. When he started school Martin attended a "colored school". From then on, he was not allowed to play with his best friends who were white. His mother hugged him and said, "You are as good as anyone". He decided from then on he wanted things to be different. Martin never stopped thinking about how he could make the world a better place. He thought about being a doctor and helping people when they were sick, or a lawyer so he could help people when they were in trouble with the law. He finally decided to become a preacher like his father. Martin studied very hard in school. He loved books and hoped he could use powerful words to teach people to respect others. Martin studied so much so that he started college when he was only fifteen. Martin started college in 1944 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia where he majored in sociology. He skipped a year in college and graduated in 1948. King then entered Crozer Theological seminary. There Martin learned about Mohandas Gandhi, a m
"I have a dream one day that little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girls and walk together as brothers and sisters"..."Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that"..."I have a dream..." King has become a representation of black courage and achievement, high moral leadership, and the ability to help people recognize and try to overcome racial differences. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of love, peace, and justice. He dreamed that we could all work together no matter what color our skin is. While living in Boston, he met his wife Corretta Scott. They were married on June 18, 1953. After receiving his doctorate at Boston University in 1955, he and Coretta moved to Montgomery, Alabama and became the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. In 1957 King was instrumental in founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This was an organization of black churches and ministers who challenged racial segregation. They continued to encourage the practice of non-violent actions to protest discrimination, including marches, demonstrations,
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