Saturday, April 4, 2015

Today in History | 04/04/2015: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on January 15, 1929. He was the second of three brothers. He has an older sister named Willie Christine and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King.


King big as educated and religious figure. His father was a pastor in Atlanta, so he also taught the Catholic religion to their children with very disciplined.

King was educated in a public school where segregation is still very strong in Georgia. He was schooled at Booker T. Washington High School. Intelligence and maturity make him get the acceleration of education.

At age 15, he went to Atlanta's Morenhouse College and a lot to learn about the philosophy of resistance without having to resort to violence as the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. He found the open method of moral and practical to suppress the people for the sake of freedom. Of the religious school, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (in the field of Sociology) in 1948, and from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Divinity degree (Bachelor of Theology) in 1951. He earned his Ph.D. in systematic theology from Boston University in 1955.

King is one of the most important leaders in US history and the history of non-violence in modern times, and is regarded as a hero, a peacemaker and martyr by many people around the world. He not only fought against the discrimination of black people, but also against the lands and the Vietnam War.

Greatness is at high dreams and spectacular style as a pastor. His speech entitled "I Have a Dream" on his parade marched to Washington, DC on August 28, 1963 which makes it even more famous. He is revered by many honorable titles.

In the same year King received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was shot to death when he was doing the action in Memphis on April 4, 1968. The impact of his death was caused much unrest and clashes in various cities across the United States.
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