Martin Luther King Jr.: American Of The Century

When looking back at a whole century of history, there’s an endless list of innovators, war heroes, and human rights activists, in addition to other noteworthy people. When determining who deserves to be named American of the Century; it’s important to ask ourselves what it means to be an American; and also what kind of an impact they had on America’s future and growth as a nation.

Born as Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He attended Booker T. Washington High School – where he skipped both ninth and eleventh grade – and then went to Morehouse College where he earned a degree in sociology. King was a very special kind of student and in his pursuit