Biography of Martin Luther King Junior

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BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR
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1BIOGRAPHY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR
Introduction
Martin Luther King Jr. was the famous Afro-American activist during the Civil Rights
Movement in 1954. He was the stalwart leader in the Civil Rights movement and fought for
equal rights of the American people irrespective of their colour and launched a nonviolent
resistance to overcome injustice. At that time the white domination and suppression over the
blacks in America compelled him to end the nefarious segregation laws that prevented the blacks
from entering restaurants, hotels and public schools. It directly violated the foundation of
American independence and citizenship rights. He got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his
benevolent contribution for nonviolence and peace around the world (Garrow, 2015). In this
regard, this essay is trying to portray the biography of Martin Luther King Jr. and highlighting
his lifetime benevolence.
Main body
Born on 15th January, 1929, at Atlanta Georgia, initially he was named Michael King. His
parents were Martin Luther King Jr. and Alberta Williams King. His father was greatly moved
by the Baptist World Alliance during a trip in Germany and influenced heavily by the protestant
movement of Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr. had an Irish ancestry that helped him later to
develop a no-fear attitude (Alexander, 2017). His childhood was not as good as often he was
bitten and flogged by his father. His close friend was befriended at the age of six and he did not
get the permission of going to school until the age of 8. At the age of 15, he enrolled in the
Morehouse College which was known as a historically black college. In 1947, the young 18
years old boy started his career in the ministry. As per the research of DeWolf (2018) the Crozer
Theological Seminary was one of the critical turns in his life when he started understanding the