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Martin Luther King Jr.

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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INTRODUCTION

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Was born January 15, 1929
  • He died April 4, 1968
  • He real name was Michael Luther King Jr. but he changed it to Martin Luther King Jr.

BIRTH AND FAMILY

  • He was born in the family house in Atlanta Martin the first son and the second child born
  • Martin had two siblings an older sister willie Christine and brother Alfred Williams King

CHILDHOOD

  • Martin played sports like football and baseball
  • All the king children all took piano lessons from their mother
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EDUCATION

  • When Martin was five years old he was not allowed to continue his education until he was six years old
  • At age fifteen he entered Atlanta's Morehouse College after that he went to Pennsylvania and Boston university in 1944

COLLEGE AND CAREER

  • In 1951 Martin Enters Boston University for graduate studies
  • His career was a baptist minister
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LEGACY, LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Martin Luther King Jr.was so smart that he got to skip 2 grades.
  • Martin was the one who lead the civil rights movement in the united states from the mid-1950s