Question

_____In not more than 60 words, write a summary of Martin Luther King’s struggle for the

American Blacks.

Martin Luther King, one of the greatest men ever to walk on this Earth, started the

defense force with which the American Blacks got their rights and gained freedom from the

distressing racial discrimination.

Martin was born on January 15, 1929. His family lived on the outskirts of Atlanta. The

fact that he could not play with White children, or that he had to offer a seat in the bus to a

White, disturbed him. When he was eight years old, his father a Baptist pastor, told the family a

sad story: Bessie Smith, a great singer, met with an accident. An ambulance rushed her to the

nearest hospital, but she was not admitted because she was a Black. The ambulance took her

from one hospital to another, but she could not find a place for herself because these hospitals

were only for the Whites. She died for want of blood. From that day, Martin Luther King dreamt

of becoming a liberator of the blacks.

King completed his studies at Morehouse College, and then earned a doctor’s degree in

theology at Boston University. In 1955, King married Alabama Soprano Coretta Scott. That very

year he became a pastor and preached his first sermon in the Baptist Church of Atlanta. As a

young man, he was greatly impressed by Mahatma Gandhi’s success in the political field and the

power of ahimsa. King decided to follow the path of non-violence and get millions of Blacks

their due. He felt that the Blacks had immensely contributed towards the building of America,

and there was no reason why they should not be treated with respect. King drew national

attention in 1956. Since the Blacks were not permitted to sit in the same buses as the Whites, he

led a boycott of public buses in Montgomery. One year later, after many arrests and threats, the

US Supreme Court gave a rule that racial segregation of public transport was unlawful. This

victory taught the Blacks the power of non-violence. After 1957, King began visiting various

places to deliver lectures. Soon he became a powerful orator, drawing the attention of people all

over the world. One year later, after many arrests and threats, in 1964, he was awarded the Nobel

Peace Prize. In 1967, King led many peaceful demonstrations against the Vietnam War and in

1968 he declared a Poor People’s Campaign. On April 4 of that very year, while planning a

demonstration of striking sanitation workers, he was shot dead by an assassin.​

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