Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in civil disobedience, one must first have knowledge of his personal life. Dr. King was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin was the first son but the second child (Martin). His parents are Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta King (Birth). His original name was Micheal Luther King, Jr. but changed his name (Martin). Dr. King graduated at age fifteen, while shortly after he got a B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College. After studying for three years at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania he was elected as class president in a class with mostly whites (Dr. Martin). In Boston 1952, he was introduced to Coretta Scott by Mary Powell and got married on June 18th, 1953 in her parent’s yard in Marion, Alabama. Coretta and Martin had four kids: two boys and two girls. Dr. King admitted to having affairs with other women during his marriage with Coretta; he was always gone and only saw her a few days every month. …show more content…
did achieve success using civil disobedience. King is known for his in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs (Achieve). King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, October 14th for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America at the age of 35 (nobel). It took a strong leader to believe in peace and justice to gain more freedom for African Americans (Laws). Dr. King was a well known civil rights leader and activist. He had a great influence on the American society. He had a strong belief in non-violent protest which greatly impacted the movement and played a huge part on the outcome