Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1960s. He drove peaceful protests to battle for the privileges for all including African Americans. He trusted that America and the world could turn into a partially blind society where race would not affect a man’s social liberties. He is viewed as a significant speaker of present day times, and his discourses still motivate many.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA on January 15, 1929. He went to Booker T. Washington High School. He was smart to the point that he advanced two grade levels in secondary school. He began his college education at Morehouse College at the youthful age of fifteen. In the wake of getting his degree in sociology from Morehouse, Martin got a divinity degree from Crozer Seminary and after that got his doctor’s degree in theology from Boston University. Martin’s father was an evangelist which motivated Martin to seek after the service. He had a more youthful sibling and a more established sister. In 1953 he wedded Coretta Scott. Afterward, they would have four youngsters including Yolanda, Martin, Dexter, and Bernice.

In his initial major civil rights activity, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This began when Rosa Parks declined to surrender her seat on a public transportation bus to a white man. She was captured and spent the night in prison. Accordingly, Martin composed the protest of the public transportation system in Montgomery. The protest went on for over a year. It was extremely tense now and then. Martin was captured and his home was besieged. At last, notwithstanding, Martin won and segregation on the Montgomery public transportation reached an end.

In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. sorted out the popular “Walk on Washington”. More than 250,000 individuals went to this walk with an end goal to demonstrate the significance of civil rights enactment. A portion of the issues the walk wanted to finish incorporated a conclusion to segregation in government funded schools, protection from police mistreat, and to get laws passed that would counteract segregation in business. It was at this walk where Martin gave his “I Have a Dream” discourse. This discourse has turned out to be a standout amongst the most celebrated talks ever. The March on Washington was an impressive achievement. The Civil Rights Act was passed a year later in 1964.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on April 4. 1968 in Memphis, TN. While standing on the balcony of his lodging, he was shot by James Earl Ray.