who was martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr?
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Martin Luther and Martin Luther King shared much more than a name. They both changed the worlds they lived in, many would argue for the better. They were reformers and leaders and they were men of faith.
The two Martin's were born nearly 450 years apart on opposite sides of the world, one in medieval Germany and the other during the Great Depression in the racially segregated American state of Georgia.
They both grew up with a deep love and faith in God and were committed Christians, none more so than Martin Luther, the German monk who was to change the Church forever.
Rev. Martin Luther King
In fact, Martin Luther King was a minister in the Baptist Church, one of the strands of Christianity derived from the Protestant faith, the very faith Martin Luther is credited with inspiring.
Indeed, Martin Luther King was born Michael King in 1929, it was as a teenager he chose to change his name to Martin Luther King Jr, after his father the preacher.
The two Martin's were born nearly 450 years apart on opposite sides of the world, one in medieval Germany and the other during the Great Depression in the racially segregated American state of Georgia.
They both grew up with a deep love and faith in God and were committed Christians, none more so than Martin Luther, the German monk who was to change the Church forever.
Rev. Martin Luther King
In fact, Martin Luther King was a minister in the Baptist Church, one of the strands of Christianity derived from the Protestant faith, the very faith Martin Luther is credited with inspiring.
Indeed, Martin Luther King was born Michael King in 1929, it was as a teenager he chose to change his name to Martin Luther King Jr, after his father the preacher.
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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using the tactics of nonviolenceand civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.
King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In the final years of his life, King expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a 1967 speech titled "Beyond Vietnam".
King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In the final years of his life, King expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a 1967 speech titled "Beyond Vietnam".
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