- Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929 in Atlanta.
- His father was a preacher and his mother was a teacher.
- He had an older sister and a younger brother.
- He skipped two grades and went to Morehouse College at age 15.
- He earned a degree in sociology, then went to Boston University for his doctorate in theology.
- He was inspired by his father and other African American leaders to fight for civil rights.
- Segregation meant different races were kept separate in schools, jobs, and transportation.
- He wanted to change the law and improve life for African Americans through peaceful protests.
- One of his first major protests was the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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