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"I have

dream..."

Martin

Luther King

Jr.

Biography

January 15, 1929 - Atlanta, Georgia

April 4, 1968 - Memphis, Tennessee

Biography

Pastor, Minister, Civil Rights Activist, Writer, and a Humanitarian.

Early Life

Early Life

He was also known as Michael King Jr. Martin was schooling at Booker T Washington High School which was for African American.

He was a good singer and also participated in many choirs. In 1944 he graduated from his school and skipped the grade 9th and 12th grade.

He won a fellowship and joined Boston University and studies of theology religion.

Education and growth

Martin Luther king studied medicine and law at he age of 15 years old at Morehouse college 1944.

Then graduated in 1948 with a sociology degree in Pennsylvania. Then he graduated in 1951 as a president senior class with a bachelor of divinity degree. Then in 1955 he received a doctorate from Boston university at the age of 26 years old.

While he was in Boston he met his wife Coretta Scott who was amazing at singing and also a musician studying in new England conservatory of music. They married in June 18 1953 on the lawn of her parents home in Marion Alabama.

King's Family

Martin's parents were Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King.

His siblings were Alfred Daniel Williams King, and Willie Christine King.

Family

King's Wife and Kids

King's Wife and Kids

Martin had a spouse (a wife). His wife's name is Coretta Scott. King and his wife had four children.

Their kids names were Martin Luther King III, Yolando King, Bernice King, and Dexter King.

Legacy

Legacy

Martin Luther Kings legacy was that he wanted to stop racism. He also wanted people to be equal. He also thought that racism was bad.

He was shot in April 1968 outside of his hotel room.

He was remembered for a

lot of things, like his focus

on nonviolent action.

Nobel Prize

Martin made speeches of his beliefs to his community and other communities.

He had some quotes too.

King won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was 35 years old when he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Impact

He had an impact on the law.

The reason he had an on the law was because he wanted to change it.

Martin disagreed with the law. He wanted the whites and the blacks to have the same rights.

Civil Rights Work

He was an american leader of the civil rights movements. He did the famous "I Have A Dream" speech. He did the civil rights act of 1964.

Civil Rights Work

He banned job discriminating people by their races. He also ended the law of separating people by races on public.

After 64

After 64

The civil rights act was important but it didn't adress all racial discrimination.

Although Martin died, he was still important. He was important for the speech that he gave for people to be equal.

https://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/martin-luther-king-jr-48.php

https://mlkdayanationalholiday.weebly.com/education--spiritual-growth.html

Por Nobel Foundation - Description page (direct link), Domínio público, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9719576

Por Rowland Scherman - Esta mídia está disponível no acervo do National Archives and Records Administration, catalogada sob o identificador ARC (National Archives Identifier) 542069., Domínio público, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=294345

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