Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Motivation

• King Jr. was motivated by the discrimination he faced all his life. He used the inspiration of his faith and Ghandi's teachings to start a peaceful civil rights movement in the 1950s and 60s (The King Center).
• "Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals" (The King Center).

Backround

Timeline

• Born on January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Time Line of His Life).
• He grew up in a very religious home because both his father and grandfather were reverends (The King Center).
• King attended segregated public schools and at the age of 15 was admitted to Morehouse College and after graduating in 1948 he entered Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania.

• King then enrolled at Boston University and later met his wife Coretta Scott.

• December 1st, 1955- After Rosa Parks was arrested, King Jr. became the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott. A year later, the supreme court ruled that bus segregation was illegal.
• 1958- Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed in Harlem, NY while on a book tour. He was stabbed by Izola Ware Curry with a letter opener.
• 1960- King Jr. was arrested during a protest and sentenced to four months in jail. He was released from jail after John and Robert Kennedy came to his aid.
• August 28th, 1963- King Jr. led the March on Washington and gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Almost 250,000 people listened to his speech in the capitol.
• April 4th, 1968- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Time Line of His Life).

• The couple wed in 1953 and settled in Montgomery, Alabama, where King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Time Line of His Life).

Works Cited

“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Time Line of His Life”.

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“Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes”.

Effects on Society

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Nobel Foundation. "Martin Luther King Jr. Biographical".

• King Jr. began a peaceful civil rights movement in the United States.
• He filled headlines worldwide.
• He led many marches and gave speeches that caused turmoil in society.
• He changed many constitutional laws regarding the civil rights of african americans. (Nobel Foundation).

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Accomplishments

• He became head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• He traveled throughout the United States and Canada and made his impact on the late President Kennedy, President Johnson, governors and mayors. (The King Center)

• He was awarded five honorary degrees

• He was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963 (Nobel Foundation)

• He was the youngest person to win Nobel Peace Prize at age 35

• He is remembered each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a U.S. federal holiday since 1986. (The King Center).

Quotes

• "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -Marin Luther King Jr (Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes).
• "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." -Martin Luther King Jr (Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes).
• King Jr. joined the civil rights movement because of his religious beliefs and his desired for equality for all human beings.
• He believed that God did not see skin color; he saw only his children.