Martin Luther king jr.

1. Martin Luther king jr. • Martin was a man who was very brave to do what he did. He went through jail, arguments, marches, and speeches just so laws would be fair between colored and not colored people.

2. Childhood Martin was born Saturday 1/15/29 Martin was born in Atlanta Georgia. When he was young, he played with black and white people

3. School • He entered public school by age 5. • He was a popular student with the ladies in high school in 1944. • He skipped ninth and eleventh grade then entered Morehouse collage when he was fifteen in 1944. • He loved books so much he finished high school at fifteen.

4. Family Christine was his older sister and Alfred was his younger brother. His mother's name was Alberta Williams King and his father was Martin Luther King Sr. His father was a pastor and his mom stayed home. His father was poor and his mom was rich.

5. Christian Life Martin became a Christian at age 5. He got baptized, but it didn’t do much in life. He became a major Christian after his grandma’s death.

6. Marriage Martin Luther king jr. married, Coretta scott and had four children, one of them were named martin Luther king iii

7. Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King was given a Nobel Peace Prize for all he did and was given $54,600 . He gave it to the poor. GIVE

8. QUOTEs “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” “A riot is the language of the unheard.”

9. March Martin marched on Washington, D.C

10. I Have a Dream was his most famous speech ever

11. Martin had a short life. Martin was 39 when he died

12. Assassination Martin Luther King was killed by James Earl Ray