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Luther King, but was later changed to Martin after the sixteenth century reformer (Cadet). Martin Luther King’s life growing up was not easy; there was racism, but that did not bring him down. He was successful in school; he was very intelligent. He skipped ninth and twelfth grade; he started going to college at age fifteen (“Martin Luther King”). When King started college, he went to Morehouse College and received his bachelor’s degree In sociology (“Martin Luther King”). He went to Crower Theological Seminary and received his degree In divinity and later received his doctorate at Boston university (“Martin Luther King”).
He was recognized by many colleges and universities in the united States (“A Biographical Sketch”). He was also recognized by a few foreign countries (“A Biographical Sketch”). He did more than what any other person did at the age of fifteen, despite so much racism. King wanted people to see that one does not need to be a certain race to achieve great deeds In life. King met Correct Scott while he was working on his doctorate. He married her June 1953. He had to spend his wedding night at a funeral home owned by an African American couple, because no hotel wanted to let them spend the night (Cadet).
They ad four children, Holland, Martin Luther King Ill, Dexter Scott, and Bernice. His wife was also a civil rights activist. Martin Luther King was a very important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout his life as a civil rights activist, he was arrested many times. In 1 955 he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred when Rosa Parks did not want to give up her seat. In the sass’s blacks and whites were separated, they went to different schools, they drinks from different water fountains, and blacks had to sit in the back of the bus while whites could sit anywhere they wanted (Branch).
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days. It cost the bus companies millions of dollars (“Montgomery Bus Boycott”). In 1951 King traveled to India, because he wanted to study Sandhog’s principles for non- violent protesting. He used Sandhog’s principles many times In his fight against racial discrimination (“Marin Luther King”). On June 23, 1963, he led the freedom walk In Detroit, Michigan. More than 125,000 people participated. Many races participated in this walk (“Martin Luther King”). On August 28, 1963, the historic march on Washington, D. C, for Jobs, freedom, and racial equality took place.