Martin Luther King

2. Who was Martin Luther King Jnr?
Martin Luther King was a man who is everyone's
inspiration. He stood against Racism and tried to
make the World a better place. He gave a
speech, ‘I have a dream’ which was and still is a
trending speech. Every Racism topic, MLK is
brought up. His speech has made a big affect on
everyone. Today, who hasn’t got a friend of a
different colour?

3. Key Facts of Martin Luther King Jnr
• Born on the 15th of January 1929 in Atlanta,
Georgia in the United States.
• Assassinated on the 4th of April 1968 in
Memphis, Tennessee in the United States.
• His name was originally Michael not Martin.
• When he died at the age of 39 his autopsy had
given reports that his heart was of a 60 year
old.

4. Martin Luther King at the age
of 12, he tried to commit suicide. In
May 1941, MLK had disobeyed his
parents and went to watch a parade. When
he came back home, he found out that his
Grandmother died of a heart attack. This
lead to Martin going up stairs and jumping
out from the second story window of the
house.

5. Martin Luther King had
skipped two grades and had left for college
before graduating from high school.

6. Martin Luther King has
been arrested 29 times in the 39
years of his life!

7. The Famous Quotes of Martin Luther
King!
‘Love is the only force capable of
transforming an enemy into friend.’
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
‘Darkness cannot drive out
darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only
love can do that.’
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
‘Life's most persistent and urgent
question is, What are you doing for
others?'
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
‘Faith is taking the first step even
when you don't see the whole
staircase.’
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
If Martin Luther King can have all these
thoughts to teach us, then why shouldn’t
we learn from it… This is where people get
there inspiration from! Quotes from
Famous People!!!