Martn Luther King essays

Martn Luther King essays Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta Georgia on January 15, 1929. His mothers name was Alberta king, her father, Rev. Adam Daniel Williams was the head pastor of the church. She had been a teacher before her children were born. M.L. had an older sister, Christine, and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel. From the time he was a little boy, M.L. loved words. He was so smart that his mother took him to school a year earlier. He loved school and sports. When he was in high school he played football, basketball, and wrestling. Martin started at Morehouse College, in Atlanta, when he was just 15. Martin was not quite sure what he wanted to be he did know that he wanted to serve black Americans. But how? He thought about becoming a lawyer or a doctor. He studied the life and writings of Henry David Thoreau. He believed that people should not follow unjust laws. Martin Luther King Jr. was a fighter. He fought people who used guns and bombs against him. But he did not use a gun. He did not use violence of any kind. He fought with words and ideas. He believed words and ideas could beat guns. He fought for fair laws. He fought for an end to hate. He fought for a better life for all Americans. Thousands of people knew he was right. Thousands followed him. And slowly America began to change. Martin Luther King lost his life in the fight to change America. But his words and ideas live on. James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee killed King. Martin Luther King got the Nobel Prize for Peace. Because of Martin Luther Kings fight for Civil and Equal Rights, a holiday was named after him. ...