... . He was later renamed to Martin Luther King, Jr. King Jr.'s father was the pastor of Ebnezer Baptist Church, the church were his maternal grandfather founded. King attended segregated public schools where he advanced in his education. King attended Morhouse College in Atlanta at the age of fifteen where he later received his bachelors degree in sociology in 1948. King broadened ... as a public speaker. The Montgomery bus boycott lasted for more than a year, representing a new strength and courage among blacks in the south. King's serious character and consistent demand appeal to Christi...

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