Martin Luther King is the number one person we hear about during Black History Month. He was a very important man who had good intentions, but his dreams never came true. All his hopes and dreams were shattered to the ground the day he was killed. All because of racism, a guy that just wanted to help the world to be a better place was killed. He was a very friendly, helpful, and caring person with a big heart. It's unfortunate he couldn't have helped to get on track.
             Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan 15, 1929. His birth name was Michael Luther King; his name had changed when he was 6 years of age. Martin was only one of the three children in his family. His father's name was Martin Luther King Sr. and his mother's name was Alberta(Gale). His father just happened to be the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church while his mother was a school teacher at a segregated school in Georgia. Martin graduated high school at the age of 15 and was enrolled into Morehouse College in 1944(Gale). He hadn't really planned on following in his grandfather and father's footsteps to bringing a pastor until he met a man named Dr. Benjamin Mays. Dr. Mays was a scholar and a very convincing man when it comes to religion and faith. Martin finished college with a bachelor's degree in 1948. On his graduation day, he received an award for being the most outstanding student in his class(Gale).
             Martin was married to Coretta Scott by 1953. They made a family of their own as time went by. Their first child, Yolanda, was born in 1955. Their second child, Martin Luther King III, in 1957. Following with the third was Dexter in 1961. Last was their youngest, Bernice, in 1963(Gale). In the month of September 1954, King and his wife moved to Montgomery, Alabama. There he was asked to Preach at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church(Gale). King was always a strong worker for Civil Rights. His first mark on society was when he mobilized the black community d...