Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia, the middle child of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta William's king.He also had an older sister named Willie Christine King and a younger brother named Alfred Daniel William's King.Martin used to sing with his church choir in "Gone With The Wind".King was very smart.He was so smart that he skipped both the 9th and the 12th grade and went to MoreHouse Collage at age 15 without graduating from high school.

In April 4, 1967,Martin appeared at. The New York Riverside church exactly before year before his death,he delivered a speech named "Beyond Vietnam".He spoke strongly for us americans.He spoke an Anti-Vietnam demonstration were he also brought up issues of civil rights and the draft.


Interesting Facts:

He was born Michael Luther King but he changed it to Martin over the years.Did you know that every first Monday of every January is national MLK day.He died on April 4,1968.His main legacy was to secure progress on civil right's in the United States of America.He was awarded at least 50 honorary degrees from collages and universities in the United Sates and other places.

By: J.M