His Life

Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. As Martin grew up he became a minister after his father. A church in Montgomery, Alabama offered him a job as the churches lead minister. He accepted and moved to Montgomery.

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g He went to Boston for his studies during school. While he was there in school he meet a woman named Coretta Scott. They then fell in love. In June 1953 he and Coretta married. As he was a minister he became to be against the “Jim crow”. The “Jim Crow” was the nick name they gave to the black and white segregation. This made blacks have separate schools, doors, even water fountains then whites. He then started leading many non-violent civil rights movements. Over time he was arrested over 8 times for protest. After many years of non-violent civil rights movements, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for all the alternative ways to solve problems other than violence that he used.

Martin Luther King Jr.

His Life

His Accomplishments to His Death

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