Martin Luther King
A man once had a dream; a dream that all people could exist together in peace and harmony. This man was Martin Luther King Jr. King was a dedicated civil rights leader of the 1950’s and ‘60’s. He had many great achievements in his lifetime that influenced the lives of so many people. His dream still lives on today. This biography will examine King’s life, his ideas, and his role in history as both a philosopher and a civil rights leader.Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929, and so began his legacy. He was an educated man, with a doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University. As King was working on his PhD he was given the pastorate of Dexter Avenue Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Perhaps the event that sparked King’s rise to fame and leadership is the Montgomery bus boycott. In 1955 a woman by the name of Rosa Parks brought on the boycott, by one day refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. Led by her influence, many black residents formed the Montgomery Improvement association. This newly formed association elected King as their leader. Despite their good intentions, many of the members as well as King were convicted. The charges affirmed that they were conspiring to conflict with the B
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Approximate Word count = 1152
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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