Martin luther king Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was in the forefront of the civil rights movement for Black Americans during the 1950s and 1960s. His leadership is of import not only for blacks, but also all Americans, because of the nonviolent method he advocated. His speech ‘I have a Dream. ‘, 34 years of after his death, still inspires millions of Americans.

Martin was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father, a Baptist minister. After his childhood years he graduated from More house College in Atlanta in 1948 with a B.A degree. He joined as an assistant pastor under his father. Later, he joined Crozer Theological Seminary, in Chester Pennsylvania. Here he studied Plato, St. Augustine, Rousseau, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam. He discovered Gandhi, who through the principle of individual nonviolent resistance could lead Indian freedom struggle successfully. Later he joined the doctoral program at Boston University. Here he proposed to Coretta Scott a...