Martin Luther King Jr.

What a hero means to me. A hero is someone who has courage and accomplishes his or her goals. Also a hero is a person who is not afraid to speak for there selves and they come out and say what they really feel inside. My hero is Martin Luther King Jr. because he stood up for what was right for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. is looked upon as a role model and someone who is very brave and has faith in his people.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan-15-1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He was the first son and second child to be born. He married Coretta Scott, the younger daughter of Obadiah and Bernice Mc.Murry Scott. Correta lived in Marion, Alabama, June 18,1953 Rev. King Sr. performed the services. The brides maids Mrs. Edythe Bagley, is the sister of Coretta Scott King, and Rev. A.D. King, brother of Martin Luther King, Jr., was the best man. After their marriage they had four children Yolanda Denise, Martin Luther III, Dexter Scott, Bernice Albertine.

When Martin Luther King Jr. was five he began school, at Young Street Elementary School in Atlanta. They found out that he was not legally at the age of 6 he could not continue going to school. Dr. King he skipped 9th and 12th grades because he took an exam to go to college at the More house Collage, he entered collage at the age of 15 and graduated in 1948 with a B.A a degree in Sociology. Dr. King began school again in 1951 and also studied at Harvard University.

In September 1951 Dr. King began doctor studies at Systematic Theology at Boston University. Dr. King became an assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1948.Also he got elected for president of Montgomery Improvement Association.

Martin Luther King Jr. is my hero because he did a lot of brave things that other people wouldn’t do in life. Also Dr. King stood up for his rights and his peoples rights and not that many people in this world would do what Dr. King did. Dr. King risked his life for lots of people just trying to get their lives together and get the freedom they deserve. Those are the reasons Martin Luther King Jr. is my hero.