law upholds equal rights for all people across the country regardless of race, color, or creed. Thanks to the efforts of a Baptist preacher, Martin Luther King, Jr., U.S. They became the parents of four children: Yolanda King (1955–2007), Martin Luther King III (b. King married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953, on the lawn of her parents' house in her hometown of Heiberger, Alabama. He earned a doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University in 1955. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Morehouse at age 19, and then enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951. By the summer before his last year of college, King knew he was destined to continue the family profession of pastoral work and decided to enter the ministry. His brilliance was noted early, as he was accepted into Morehouse College, a historically Black school in Atlanta, at age 15. was so impressed by the history of Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther that he changed not only his own name, but also five-year-old Michael’s. His father, Michael King, was a pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Though King's name is known worldwide, many may not realize that he was born Michael King, Jr. Here’s what you need to know about King’s extraordinary life. Day was officially observed in all 50 U.S. Observed for the first time on January 20, 1986, it’s called Martin Luther King Jr. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King for his commitment to equal rights and justice for all. Through his leadership, the civil rights movement opened doors to education and employment that had long been closed to Black America.
His speeches-some of the most iconic of the 20th century-had a profound effect on the national consciousness.
In the mid-1950s, King led the movement to end segregation and counter prejudice in the United States through the means of peaceful protest. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., is a civil rights legend.
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