Video of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech

Martin Luther King, Jr was born on January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, GA to father Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and mother Alberta Williams King. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta from 1944 to 1948 and was ordained minister during his final semester — following in the footsteps of several generations in his lineage. Martin Luther King, Jr went on to study Systems Theology at Boston University where he  received his PhD in 1955. In 1953, he married Coretta Scott King in Alabama. They had 4 children.

Doctor King believed in non-violence and dug deep from his Christian values and the teachings of Mahatma Ghandhi to become one of the most effective and well-known change agents in history.

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr inspired change, fought to end segregation in America, and yearned for equality. He spoke out against poverty and the injustices of war in the world.

I have a dream speech

In 1964, at the age of 35, Rev Martin Luther King, Jr was awarded the Nobel Peace prize, becoming the youngest person ever to receive this honor. That same year, he was named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year (the first black man to make the list).

For 13 years, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr would lead efforts for social change and emerge as a leader of the modern Civil Rights movement, accomplishing milestones that would shape modern day America, setting the stage for African Americans, descendants of former slaves to claim their rightful place in this nation now called home.

On April 4th, 1968, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr was tragically assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr’s teachings and writings are today studied and taught in schools across the country.

Doctor King is the only non-American president to have a national day – Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday on the 3rd Monday of every January, began in 1986 – dedicated in his honor. A monument in his honor – the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial – stands at the Great Mall of the nation’s capital alongside those of America’s founders, defenders and former presidents.

“This humble man who understood that all of humanity is linked together,” in the words of Harry Johnson Sr., President and Chief Executive of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation during its October 16, 2011 dedication, has indeed made an indelible imprint in the lives of generations past, present and future.

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