Martin Luther King Jr.
by Charlotte Andrees
1. Who is he?
1.1. HE was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
2. Why is he a important/popular person?
2.1. During less than 13 years, he was the leader of the modern American Rights Movement
2.2. From Dec., 1955 until April, 1968,he achieved that African Americans had more genuine progress toward racial equality in Americathan the previous 350 years had produced
2.3. he is widely regarded as America's pre-eminent advocate of nonviolent and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history
3. What did he do for civil rights?
3.1. he had inspiration from his Christian faith and the peachful teaching of Mahatma Gandhi
3.2. he led a nonviolent movement in the late 1950's and '60's to achieve legal equality for African-American in the United States
3.3. he used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals
3.4. he went on to lead similar campaigns against poverty and international conflict, always maintaining fidelity to his priciples
4. quotes
4.1. I have a dream...
4.2. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
4.3. The time is always right to do what is right.
4.4. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
4.5. I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
5. Family/Birth
5.1. born: Jan. 15th,1929 , Atlanta, Georgia, United States
5.2. pastor family
5.2.1. father pastor
5.2.2. grandfather pastor
5.3. married: Caretta Scott
5.3.1. meet each other in Boston
5.3.2. woman with intellectual and artistic attainments
5.3.3. they had two sons and two daughters
5.4. Died: April 4, 1968 (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
5.4.1. Cause of death: Assassination
5.5. Birth & Family | The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
6. Education
6.1. segregated public school in Georgia
6.1.1. graduated in highschool with age of 15
6.2. B.A. degree 1948 from Morehouse College
6.2.1. distinguished Negro institution in Alabama
6.3. theological study at Crozer Theological Seminar in Pennsylvania
6.3.1. 3 years
6.3.2. awarded the B.D. in 1951
6.4. enrolled in graduated studies in Boston university
6.4.1. complete his residence for doctorate in 1953
6.4.2. received the degree in 1955