Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

1/19/2015 (Permalink)

“We cannot walk alone. As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was one of the most quotable speakers of the 20th century. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is a key event that changed the course of civil rights and American history.  He was born January 15^th, 1929. He was born the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. The King family was rooted in rural Georgia. Dr. King married Coretta Scott King and they had four children. In 1948, Martin Luther King Jr. earned a sociology degree from Morehouse College and attended the liberal Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. Throughout the years, Dr. King has become an icon of promise. Justice and hope for millions. In the spring of 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. organized a demonstration in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Entire Families attended. City police turned dogs and fire hoses on demonstrators. Martin Luther King was jailed along with large numbers of his supporters, but the event drew nationwide attention. On August 28, 1963 the historic March on Washington drew more than 200,000 people in the shadow of Lincoln Memorial.  It was here that made King’s speech famous “I Have a Dream”. During his life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement through nonviolent acts of protest and helped end legal segregation of African American citizens. He was known for his fight for equality and service to others. To honor him, the 3^rd Monday of January is recognized as the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Dr. King has now been dead longer than he lived, but what an extraordinary life it was. His name will always be a name that is known for his fight to change America, the land of the free.

“Free at last! Free at last!”