Martin Luther King Jr.´s experiences as a young person shaped his beliefs and actions as an adult. These experiences caused him to dive deeper into the idea of his career which ultimately led up to him playing a big role in the civil rights movement. Learning from his family and the society around him, Martin Luther King Jr. was able to grow a strong idea about segregation and fought for equality. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was young, he came across the problem of racial segregation throughout his life. Martin Luther King encountered the racial situations in both the North and the South. In “Heeding the Call”, King stated, ¨The white people here are very nice¨, as he was spending time up North over the summer. After returning back to the south, King felt that it was ¨an inescapable urge to serve society.¨ He saw the difference between the two areas and was disappointed in how much rage and hatred the south had towards people with colored skin. As his family was respected and did well in school, Martin Luther King still noticed the social and racial problems in society. King was taught at a young age what segregation was and went through experiences firsthand. He was once told to give up his seat for white passengers on a bus and stated, ¨I don't think I have ever been so …show more content…
King focused on studies of racial issues and joined social groups such as the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), with the objective of helping the relationship between white and blacks. In the article, it states, “He wanted to learn more, to deepen his understanding of theology, and to prove himself at a white seminary that he was…” Wanting to prove that he was capable of accomplishing the idea, King studied more into philosophies and ideas relating to social