Luther King Jr.'s Contribution To Racial Segregation And Discrimination

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. His parents names are Martin luther and Alberta Williams. Kings dad was a baptist minister and his mother was a school teacher. Martin was originally named Michael after his father but after attending a religious conference in berlin in 34, his dad changed their names to Martin. Early on King was inspired by his dad’s opposition to racial segregation and discrimination. King first introduced to discrimination at age six when, his white friend was sent to a different school.

King was chosen to lead an African American bus boycott. This would last 381 days and was finally successful in 1956 when the US Supreme Court ruled that Montgomery's segregation was unconstitutional.