Martin Luther King jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the south USA, the 15th January 1929. He was born Michael, but later in his life he changed that to Martin. He’s family was highly religious, and they were a black middleclass family in the south USA. He fought for equality between the white and the black people. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He got murdered the 4th April 1968 by a man named James Earl Roy. He sits in jail for life.
The early years:
Martin grew up in Atlanta in the 30’s with his father and mother, Martin Luther King sr. and Alberta Williams King, he had two siblings he’s older sister, Willie Christine King and he’s younger brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King. Martin liked to sing ride his bicycle and play baseball and football. He delivered newspapers and sold soft drinks in front of his lawn.
One day Martin liked to play with he’s white friends, near the stone they always played with. But they weren’t there so martin ran to their house. The boy’s mother told Martin they couldn’t play together anymore, because they were white, and martin was black. Martin ran home and cried. Martins’ mother tried to explain him about the human separation between blacks and whites, but Martin was a little kid, he couldn’t understand that.
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