Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr. was

born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia

ChildhoodYoung Martin liked to play

baseball , football and basketball. He liked to ride his

bike and to sing. He often sang at his father’s church. When Martin was young and he was playing in his yard

with his friends when he was told by his one of his friends

that he would not be his friend anymore because he was black an he was white.

AccomplishmentsMartin gave the “I Have A Dream”

speech. If he did not give that speech back then, black people would not go to

the same place as the white people.

Cool Facts. One night when Martin was at a meeting someone threw a bomb in his house. In 1954

Martin was selected as a pastor of the Dexter Avenue

Baptist Church in Alabama. In 1963 Dr. King led the biggest march of all , the March on

Washington. The next year in 1964 Martin was awarded one of the most greatest honors

any person can get, the Nobel Peace Prize.

Quote“I have a dream that my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of there skin , but by

the content of their character”.

Death, inspires usOn April 4, 1968, a man killed

martin outside his motel room. James Earl Ray killed

Martin. Martin Luther inspires us today because he helped

change the laws so black and white people can come

together.