Biography

king


Martin Luther King Jr. was a very fascinating man. He was a man that worked hard
so that everybody was treated fairly. Also he was very intelligent for example, he skipped
the 9th and 12th grade and entered college at age 15 and received a B.A. degree. Then he married Coretta Scott and they had four kids together. As a black leader he told his black colleagues that "First and Foremost,we are american citizens.....We are not here advocating violence......The only weapon that we have....is the weapon of protest....The great glory of american democracy is the right to protest
for rights." Martin had many of marches and most were on Television and that lead to the famous
"I Have a Dream" in front of about 250,000 people. He will always be remembered.


                                                                     Home                      Next