Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. By: Akhil Donapati

ImportanceMartin Luther Kings role in the Civil Rights Movement made him important in history. His influential speeches inspired people of this movement to take peaceful action

ContributionsLed the bus boycott in 1955 which was sparked by Rosa ParksLed the Civil Rights movements in the 1960sFought for equal voting rights for blacks and whites

BiographyBorn on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, GeorgiaKing had an older sister and a younger brotherKing learned to protest against segregation from his father

EducationAttended Booker T. Washington High SchoolGraduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelors degree in Sociology in 1948Graduated from the Crozer Theological Seminary with a Bachelors in Divinity degree in 1951

Speeches or sayingsOne of his most famous speeches was the I have a dream speech.His speech about Loving your Enemies helped his reputation

InfluencePromoted Non-Violent ProtestPromoted Equal Rights among races

Other LeadersRosa ParksMalcom XEleanor Roosevelt Jesse JacksonGandhi