Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther king Jr was famous for his “I have a dream” speech. In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr gave his speech in Washington. Over 250,000 people attended in an effort to show the importance of civil rights. When Martin Luther King Jr gave his speech it was one of the most famous speech in history. The speech was about him having a dream about freedom. Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta on January 15 1929. He went to Booker T. high school in Washington. He was smart that he skipped two grades in high school and started college at Morehouse college at the young age of fifteen. He had a younger brother and a older sister. In 1953 he married Coretta Scott. Later they would have four children, Yolanda, Martin, Dexter and Bernice. He died on April 14 1968 Memphis. He wa shot by James Earl Ray. Martin Luther King Jr helped get equal rights between white people and black people to help free the slaves. His fame is widely linked to the “I have a dream.” speech about how he wanted to have equal rights as white people.