Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial: A Stone of Hope

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial: A Stone of Hope — page 3
who was martin luther king jr Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta Georgia on January 15 1929 His father was a minister King was a great student He skipped two grades in high school and was only 15 years old when he entered Morehouse College in Atlanta After he graduated he went to another school to become a minister just like his father In 1954 Dr King was put in charge of a church in Montgomery Alabama At that time Montgomery like all cities in the U S South was segregated Black African Americans and whites were separated in public places including schools buses hotels and restaurants Top Martin Luther King Jr with his wife Coretta Scott King in 1964 Bottom King’s childhood home in Atlanta Georgia 6