Martin Luther King Jr.
There are a select few individuals who have come variously to be called "great", "leading", "brilliant" etc. because they and their accomplishments have forever changed society and the world (Siebold 9). Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those individuals. Dr. King's one mission was to improve race relations for all people regardless of color through non-violent means. Dr. King was beaten, arrested and in constant danger yet he refused to give up on his dream that all men would be treated equal. He would eventually be assassinated attempting to achieve his dream but along the way he made many accomplishments. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the second of three children born to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta William King (Siebold 12). Martin and his siblings grew up in a relatively nice neighborhood that contained many successful black-owned businesses. At the early age of five he was already reciting Scriptures, singing hymns, and studying the dictionary hoping to improve his vocabulary. Martin would grow to be a very intelligent, athletic, and handsome young man. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School at the age of fifteen and earned his degree
A month later their lives would take a drastic turn. King along with other civil rights leaders from across the country organized a march in Washington DC (Estell 469). In college Martin expressed an interest in preaching. But Martin would not be denied and his father married them on June 18, 1953 (Siebold 17). Martin had completed his dissertation and received his Ph. Coretta was hesitant about moving to Montgomery but later she wrote, " Though had been opposed to going to Montgomery, I realize now that it was an inevitable part of a greater plan for our lives, Even in 1954 I felt that my husband was being prepared-and I too- for a special role about which we would learn more later. In 1951 he went to Boston University to pursue his doctorate. Coretta was severely shaken by this incident but, despite the danger, Martin was determined to stand by his belief of non-violent retaliation. King would become pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 while standing on the balcony in the rear of the Motel Lorraine in Memphis, Tennessee. King's sexual indiscretions (Siebold 27).
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