HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. KING. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA, on January 15, 1929. His parents, Martin Luther King, Sr., was the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church — a black congregation, and his mother, Alberta Williams King, was a schoolteacher. Martin had an older sister, Christine, and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel. KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-68). Inspired by the belief that love and peaceful protest could eliminate social injustice, Martin Luther King, Jr., became one of the outstanding black leaders in the United States. He aroused whites and blacks alike to protest racial discrimination, poverty, and war. A champion of nonviolent resistance to oppression, he was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1964 Kings brief career greatly advanced the cause of civil rights in the United States. His efforts spurred the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. His energetic personality and persuasive oratory helped unite many blacks in a search for peaceful solutions to racial oppression. Although Kings views were challenged by blacks who had lost faith in nonviolence, his belief in the power of nonviolent protest remained strong. His writings include Stride Toward Freedom: the Montgomery Story (1958); Strength to Love (1963); Why We Cant Wait (1964); and Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (1967). In 1977 King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his battle against prejudice. In 1986 the United States Congress established a national holiday in Kings honor to be observed on the third Monday in January youtu.be/anWx36QPmco
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