Martin Luther King Jr.

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four children. The two boys were Martin Luther III and Dexter Scott. His two daughters, Yolanda Denise and Bernice Albertine.
King’s speaking abilities started to show through his collegiate years. He received second place in a speech contest. He took two public speaking courses in his first year. At the end of his third year, Martin was praised for the strong and powerful impressions he made during discussions and public speeches. Martin was adapting the nature of Protestant ministers who preached against racism in America. An important person in the shaping of Martin’s theological development was Benjamin E. Mays.
Martin entered the Christian ministry in 1948. Following this, he obtained a job as an Assistant Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. After completing his studies at Boston University, he became a pastor for Dexter Avenue from September 1954 to November 1959.
“Dr. King was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement.”4 On December 5, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to obey the city of Montgomery rules mandating segregation on buses. Martin was elected president of the newly-formed Montgomery Improvement Association by the Black residents who had launched a bus boycott. Martin had gained national prominence due to his exceptional public speaking skills and personal courage and will.
Martin’s house was bombed and he along with other boycott members were convicted on charges of conspiring to interfere with the bus company's rules. After the attempts of the boycott to suppress the movement, Montgomery bus...