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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Summary

His career

How did he get there

The end of his life

His childhood

  • Birth: January 15th, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A
  • Name: Michael King Junior---> Martin Luther King
  • Studied sociology and philosophy at Morehouse College
  • Studied theology in the Crozer Theological Seminary at 19
  • Become a pastor at 18

His childhood and youth

His career

  • Became a pastor at 18
  • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Organised protests and speeches in the 50's and 60's
  • Most famous speech: I have a dream, 1963

"I HAVE A DREAM..."

His family

-Martin Luther King

‘Non violence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wouding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.’

The end of his days..

  • Death: Gets assassinated on April 4th,1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A
  • MLK Day: Federal day off celebrated every 3rd Monday of the year=January 20th
  • Married Coretta Scott in 1953
  • Had 4 children: Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice King