Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, GA. He went to Booker T. Washington High School. He was so smart that he skipped two grades in high school. He started college at only 15 years old. King got a divinity degree from Crozer Seminary and a doctorate degree from Boston University.
King’s father was a preacher whom inspired King. He had a younger brother and older sister. He married Coretta Scott in 1953, and later he had four children: Yolanda Denise, Martin Luther 3rd, Dexter Scott, and Bernice Albertine.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement in our country. He made his famous speech called “ I Have a Dream” in Washington, D.C. in 1963. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, TN. He got shot by James Earl Ray.
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