How Did Martin Luther King Overcome Discrimination

In addition to education, King was exposed to segregation in daily life and while trying to acquire everyday necessities. For instance, in “The Childhood of Martin Luther King Jr.,” he and his father were declined buying shoes because the clerk doesn't "serve colored in the front of the store... Martin and his father proceeded to leave the store, as they knew that this was not respectful treatment” (Childhood of MLK 4). By pushing King and his father to the back because they were ‘colored’ is exceedingly disrespectful. They had no choice, either. They even had to leave the store because they could not tolerate the given treatment. This act would be a reason to go into fighting for equality full-time because he has now experienced racism in
King experienced racism at such a young age in his life that his mother had been driven to shed light on all this prejudice to him while he was only a mere child. He had been a victim to an immense amount of it through such innocent eyes. These actions brought upon him would make sense for King to fight full-time for the reason that no one would dare want to endure the violence that he did firsthand and against his own race. Finally, in ‘The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.,’ it reads, “A Negro child in Atlanta could not go to any public park” (King 8). This quote shows that King, as well as other black children, could not even enjoy a day at the park with their family. They couldn’t have a source for recreation, an everyday thing we take for granted, because they were being pushed out because of their color. Again, this would be an impactful reason for King to have started fighting full-time for equality because he believed that children should be able to live healthy and equal lives to the happiest they can be without having the fun taking out of their