dedicated his life to the struggle for racial equality in America. Inspired

by the conviction that nonviolence and peaceful protest could abolish

social injustice, he fought hard to gain the freedoms every living person is

entitled to. His peaceful resistance and his ability to arouse Žlon in

whites as well as blacks made him one of the most outstanding black

leaders in the world. Martin Luther King was one of the greatest leaders in

From the beginning, people knew King was special. King was so

gifted that he was accepted into Morehouse College at the age of 15,

without even finishing high school. There he underwent a special program

for gifted students, and graduated with a B.A. in sociology (1948). King,

now the age of a high school senior, attended Crozer Theological Seminary

in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was the valedictorian of his class and student

body president. King also won a graduate fellowship. Cozer is where King

was first introduced to Mahatma GandhiÕs philosophy of nonviolence and

civil disobedience. King was fascinated by this philosophy. Mahatma

GandhiÕs life and teachings ultimately influenced KingÕs de

protest to the test, supported and participated in a sit-in demonstration

international community depend on healing the wounds of Racism...Ó and I

trying to get King out of the way. King was finally released upon the

increase in racial motivated attacks and the L.A. riots. As it says in the

leader of passive resistance. This philosophy played an important role

closing words of his famous ÒI Have a DreamÓ speech. Taken from an old

Some topics in this essay:
Medal Freedom, Montgomery Scott, Mahatma GandhiÕs, SCLC King, Association MIA, Ray KingÕs, America Inspired, King Jr, Selma Alabama, Washington Monument, civil rights, martin luther, martin luther king, luther king, luther king jr, king jr, rev martin luther, washington dc, mahatma gandhiÕs, march washington, boston university, march washington dc, rights act, outstanding black,