[SIZE=7]A few facts about Dr. King :[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]He had Irish ancestry through his great great grandad. (You’ve watched Roots. You know how massa’s were. No need to dwell on the subject.) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Dr. King was born Michael J. King. After his dad visited Germany on a church mission held near Martin Luther’s grave he was so inspired by the story of the German rebel priest that he changed both his name and his son’s name.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Dr. King’s father was lethal. He disciplined the lad like a no nonsense. And you can see the results. He expected only the best from MLK.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Dr. King was an exceptionally brilliant student. He skipped ninth and twelfth grade and completed high school at the age of 14!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]He was accepted at Moorehouse College at the age of 15 and graduated with a B.A in sociology at the age of 19!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]He decided to study theology and enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with a Baccalaureate in Divinity degree in 1951at the age of 21!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]While at Crozer he fell deeply in love with a white German girl who was the daughter of the cafeteria cook. Because of racial tensions in the South Dr. King decided not to wed the girl. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]He however later married Coretta Scott with whom they had four children: Yolanda King (1955–2007), Martin Luther King III (b. 1957), Dexter Scott King (b. 1961), and Bernice King (b. 1963). During their marriage, King limited Coretta’s role in the civil rights movement, expecting her to be a housewife and mother.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]At the age of 25 in 1954, King was called as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Also at the age of 25 Dr. King graduated with a PhD from Boston University. :D:eek::eek:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Dr. King was a Nobel Peace Laureate an award he recieved at the age of 35 four years prior to his assassination at the age of 39 on April 4, 1968.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Dr. King was born on Jan. 15 1929, 91 years ago.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday celebrated every 3rd monday of every January in memory of Dr. King.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Dr. King was a recipient of over 50 honorary degrees and numerous major awards.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]So wengine wakicheza PS na Captain Alex pale Kayole massive, wakae wakijua at that age Dr. King alikuwa ashaoa na ako na PHD.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Wengine wakipanda Moso bamboo seeds Dr. King alikuwa ashamaliza his mission on earth.[/SIZE]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r98tT0j1a0
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