Jan 15, 2018
On this day that we honor the life of a complex man is presented a view of is early life and future accomplishments. Here, from castle.eiu.edu, in simple form meant for school children we see the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Its simplicity is deceiving but covers the life of a complex, compassionate man.
The Childhood of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929 at the family home in Atlanta, Georgia. He lived with his parents, Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King, as well as his grandparents and his two siblings, Christine and Alfred Daniel Williams King.
The King children all took piano lessons from their mother. They also enjoyed playing sports such as football and baseball and doing other odd jobs. Martin was a paper boy and wanted to be a fireman when he grew up. Their father was a Baptist minister and he was in charge of the children's moral and religious education.
From the time that Martin was born, he knew that black people and white people had different rights in certain parts America. If a black family wanted to eat at a restaurant, they had to sit in a separate section of the restaurant. They had to sit in the back of the movie theater, and even use separate restroom facilities. He did not understand this. The laws that kept black people and white people apart were called Jim Crow laws.
One day, Martin and his father went to buy some new shoes. The clerk told them to go to the back of the store. "We do not serve colored in the front of the store," he said. Martin and his father proceeded to leave the store, as they knew that this was not respectful treatment. Martin's mother told him, "even though some people make you feel bad or angry, you should not show it. You are as good as anyone else."
At the age of five, Martin Luther King Jr. began school at Yonge Street Elementary School in Atlanta. This, however, was before the legal school entrance age of six; thus, Martin was not allowed to continue his education until he turned six years old. Following his education at Yonge Street Elementary School, he attended David T. Howard Elementary School. He also attended the Atlanta University Laboratory School and Booker T. Washington High School. He scored so high on his college entrance exam at Booker High School that he did not formally finish high school, he went on to college in his junior year of high school.
Timeline of King's Life
January 15,1929 Michael Luther King Jr. was born; he was later renamed Martin. His mother, Alberta King was a school teacher and his father, Michael Luther King was a Baptist minister.
1948 King graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. with a B.A.
1951 King graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pa.
18-Jun-53 King married Coretta Scott. They eventually have 4 children.
1954 The Kings moved to Montgomery, Alabama to preach at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
1955 King finished his Ph.D. in systematic theology. The bus movement started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person.
1956 King was arrested for driving 30 mph in a 25 mph zone. His house was bombed just a few days later.
1957 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed and King was its first president.
1958 King had his first book, "Stride Toward Freedom," published.
1959 King visited India, the home of his hero, Mohandas Gandhi. King credits his success in civil rights to Gandhi's passive resistance techniques.
1960 King left Atlanta to pastor his father's church, Ebenezer Baptist Church.
King and other civil rights supporters participated in lunch counter sit-ins.
1962 King met with President John F. Kennedy to discuss the importance of civil rights.
28-Aug-63 King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream Speech." Over 250,000 civil rights supported attended this event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. King was named Time magazine's man of the year.
1964 King had another book, "Why We Can't Wait" published
King won the Nobel Peace Prize.
1965 King and 3200 people marched from Selma to Montgomery.
King met with President Lyndon B. Johnson and other leaders about voting rights for blacks.
1968 King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray. Almost 100,000 people from all over the world walked with King's coffin in the street.
1986 President Ronald Reagan declared Dr. King's birthday a national holiday.
Image: The young Martin Luther King, Jr - castle.eiu.edu
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