Martin Luther King Jr Research Paper

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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King was originally Michael, but it was later changed to Martin. He was born to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. King father was named Michael king until he changed it to Martin which King name was changed to Martin. The King family took a trip to Germany, which made them change their name to Martin Luther to honor the Protestant leader Martin Luther. Martin had an older sister, Willie Christine King, and also a younger brother Alfred Daniel Williams King. Martin Luther King attended Booker T. Washington High School. King skipped ninth and twelfth grade. King entered Morehouse College at the age of fifth
Martin Luther King was signing autographs in Harlem, NY while he was on book tour in 1958 when he was and almost killed. King was stabbed by Izola Ware Curry with a letter opener, she was also carrying a gun with her. Dr. King was taken to Harlem Hospital and was operated on by famed surgeon Dr. Aubre de Lambert Maynard for two and half-hours. Dr. Maynard described what he saw upon his arrival at Harlem. A sneeze, a cough and even taking out of the blade before reaching the hospital would have resulted fatal to Dr. King. The woman who stabbed Dr. King was deemed to be mentally ill by the Magistrate who oversaw her arraignment and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Dr. King made a full recovery to continue with his civil rights
Martin Luther King Jr. became co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father. In 1960, King was arrested during a protest at a restuarant and sentenced to four months in jail. He was released after John and Roberet Kennedy came to his aid. In 1961, the first Freedom Ride through the South took place by CORE, Congress for Racial Equality. Due to the work of King the Interstate Commerce Commision banned segregation on interstate travel. Prior to the movement, King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference had been criticized by the SNCC, who felt he had not fully supported the Freedom Rides. Some SNCC activists had even given King the derisive nickname "De Lawd" for maintaining a safe distance from challenges to the Jim Crow laws. When King first visited on December 14, 1961, he "had planned to stay a day or so and return home after giving counsel." But the following day he was swept up in a mass arrest of peaceful demonstrators, and he declined bail until the city made concessions. "Those agreements", said King, "were dishonored and violated by the city," as soon as he left town.King returned in July 1962, and was sentenced to forty-five days in jail or a $178 fine. He chose jail. Three days into his sentence, Chief Pritchett discreetly arranged for King's fine to be paid and ordered his