Suryakant mandhare biography of martin luther king

"Free at last, free at last.  Thank God Almighty, we are free at last"
-Dr Martin Luther King

Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.:

by Clayborne Carson (editor of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.)

One of the world's best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions.

With entire families in attendance, city police turned dogs and fire hoses on demonstrators. Stride toward Freedom : The Montgomery Story. While King moved cautiously, southern black college students took the initiative, launching a wave of sit-in protests during the winter and spring of 1960. Martin Sr.

was more the disciplinarian, while Alberta’s gentleness easily balanced out their father’s strict hand. Among the discoveries was a memo suggesting that King had encouraged the rape of a parishioner in a hotel room as well as evidence that he might have fathered a daughter with a mistress. This day serves as a pivotal reminder of his enduring legacy of nonviolent activism and his aspiration for a just and equitable society within the United States.

I may not get there with you. Through nonviolent resistance, he delivered inspirational speeches that ignited hope for racial equality. The March on Washington in 1963, where he delivered his renowned "I Have a Dream" speech, mobilized over 250,000 participants in the fight for equality. But he came to realize: “Love for Gandhi was a potent instrument for social and collective transformation.

In the fall of his senior year, he told his father of his decision, and he was ordained at Ebenezer Baptist Church in February 1948.

Later that year, King earned a sociology degree from Morehouse College and began attended the liberal Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. The following year, he toured India, increased his understanding of Gandhian non-violent strategies.

He became romantically involved with a white woman and went through a difficult time before he could break off the relationship.

During his last year in seminary, King came under the guidance of Morehouse College President Benjamin E. Mays, who influenced King’s spiritual development. His iconic speeches, including "I Have a Dream," inspired countless individuals to join the fight for equality.

We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and justice throughout the developing world, a world that borders on our doors. This time, King made sure he was part of it. New York: Harper, 1958.

King, Martin Luther, and Clayborne Carson.

The King children grew up in a secure and loving environment.

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.