... King Jr. was an eloquent black minister who 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 ... 1951. King, furthering his knowledge, attended Boston University. There he received a doctorate in theology in 1955. While at Boston University, King met Coretta Scott who later became his wife in 1953. They had two so...

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