Similarities Between Martin Luther King Jr And Benjamin Franklin

Martin Luther King and Benjamin Franklin are two well known significant figures throughout American history. King and Franklin are both similar and different in many aspects of their lives when it comes to their personal lives, such as, spouse, life, and education, their political movements, and their awards. They are good influential leaders to their followers. They both are dedicated and hard workers in what they do.

Martin Luther King and Benjamin Franklin’s lives can be compared where both were born in the month of January. King was born on January 15, 1929 and Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. Another similarity is that they both died in the month of April. Martin Luther King died on April 4, 1968 and Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790. A difference is that King died at the age of 39 because of being assassinated and Franklin died at the age 84 because of being bed-ridden.

Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia as the middle child of the Reverend Martin Luther
King was married to Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953 and together they had four children; Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter, and Bernice King. Franklin had common-law marriage with Deborah Read and they had two children together Francis and Sarah. It later came out that Benjamin had illegitimate son name William.

Martin King was a prominent African- American Civil Rights leader using nonviolent methods who was the youngest of that time to win the Noble Peace Prize. Benjamin Franklin was the 6th president of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania who won the Copley Medal in 1732 and a doctorate from St. Andrews. Both men were not president of United States. King was a big figure in the marches of African Americans, such as, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Million Man March, and the March on Washington. Franklin created the Junto group, a discussion group for issues of the day and he also signed the Declaration of