Many people know a lot about Martin Luther King Jr. already but I'm going to recap some of the highlights of this amazing man's life.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th 1929 in the town of Atlanta, Georgia. From a young age MLK was held to high standards by his father. While his fathers methods of discipline may have been harsh, they seemed to be effective in young MLK. He also began to see the effect of racial segregation. As a young boy MLK was good friends with a white boy who's father owned a shop near the King's house. But as they grew older they were forced to go to different schools, Martin to a blacks only school and his friend to the whites school.
Something I learned in my research of MLK is that he had periods where he suffered from depression for most of his life. When he was 12 his grandmother passed away and he blamed himself for her death. Because of that he threw himself out a second story window but survived the fall.
Growing up in the south MLK was quickly forced to be aware of his place on the social ladder. It was something that frustrated him and the anger and shame that went with being treated as less than human is one of the things that pushed MLK into his times of depression.
MLK was well know in his high school for his ability in public speaking and his success on the debate team. Both were talents that would be extremely instrumental as he went forward in life and with his fight against racial segregation. King would go on to use his speaking talent to become Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. which is quite an impressive title. But he was more than a name as I'm sure you all know. He brought change to our country that we were in desperate need of. He set things in motion that are still moving today. He is a man that truly inspired millions of people. But like Gandhi, his work brought enemies and MLK was assassinated on April 4th 1968. But his legacy, his dream, lives on even today.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th 1929 in the town of Atlanta, Georgia. From a young age MLK was held to high standards by his father. While his fathers methods of discipline may have been harsh, they seemed to be effective in young MLK. He also began to see the effect of racial segregation. As a young boy MLK was good friends with a white boy who's father owned a shop near the King's house. But as they grew older they were forced to go to different schools, Martin to a blacks only school and his friend to the whites school.
Something I learned in my research of MLK is that he had periods where he suffered from depression for most of his life. When he was 12 his grandmother passed away and he blamed himself for her death. Because of that he threw himself out a second story window but survived the fall.
Growing up in the south MLK was quickly forced to be aware of his place on the social ladder. It was something that frustrated him and the anger and shame that went with being treated as less than human is one of the things that pushed MLK into his times of depression.
MLK was well know in his high school for his ability in public speaking and his success on the debate team. Both were talents that would be extremely instrumental as he went forward in life and with his fight against racial segregation. King would go on to use his speaking talent to become Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. which is quite an impressive title. But he was more than a name as I'm sure you all know. He brought change to our country that we were in desperate need of. He set things in motion that are still moving today. He is a man that truly inspired millions of people. But like Gandhi, his work brought enemies and MLK was assassinated on April 4th 1968. But his legacy, his dream, lives on even today.
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