Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. son of Alberta Williams King and Martin Luther King Sr. was born on January 15,1929 in Atlanta Georgia.Martin Luther King Jr. was also the brother of Christine King Farris,and Alfred Daniel Williams King.Growing up Martin Luther King noticed that segregation surrounded him.Martin luther King Jr. grew up in church, his father was a priest/minister and he believed that everyone is equal and should have the the same rights.King saw the importance of education and attended many schools/colleges such as:Washington High School,morehouse College,Crozer Technical Seminary,and Boston University.While he attended Boston University he meet his future wife Coretta Scott King and later got married in 1953. After his marriage he had four children named Yolanda King,Dexter Scott King,Martin Luther King lll,and Bernice King. …show more content…
traveled all around the United States with many people to start marches and peaceful protests. Martin Luther King worked with Malcolm X,Rosa parks and many more.From all the marches that Martin Luther King was in the march of Albany,Georgia. Martin Luther King’s inspiration for peaceful protest was Mahatma Gandhi.His aid was Andrew Young during the civil rights movement.Martin Luther King was involve in the march of Selma,Albany,Montgomery,Birmingham,and the march on Washington and the Montgomery bus boycott.During the march on Washington in front of the Abraham Lincoln memorial he gave the “I have a dream” speech.This speech was broadcast all over the United States and had the largest