King, Jr.: The Autobiography Of Martin Luther King Jr

Alex Luu

“A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Baptist minister….. A civil-rights activist? He was many things. We all know him. Family? Textbooks? The internet? Whatever it was, we knew him. It wasn’t because of his job. It wasn’t because of his role. It wasn’t because of his color. It was how he was as a person. Out of many, he impacted the United States greatly. He brought us understanding but not just between races but us as people. We all breathed the same air. We all walked the same Earth. Clothing? Food? Music?
He was a very talented speaker. In 1948, Martin Luther King Jr. earned a sociology degree from Morehouse College. He graduated at the age of 19. Then after, he attended the liberal Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. But despite all of his success, Martin did had some downs. (Martin Luther King Jr. Biography at Biography.com) He drank beer, played pool and had a few relationship issues while at college. However though, during his last year at seminary, Martin came under the influence of Reinhold Niebbuhr. Reinhold Niebbuhr was a theologian that was a classmate of his father's at Morehouse College. Niebuhr was probably one of the most important influences in Martin's life. Developing him more and more intellectually and spiritually, Niebbuhr acted as a mentor to Martin. And after periods of time with him, It showed progress. Martin had been accepted at several colleges such as Yale and Edinburgh in Scotland for his doctoral studies. However though, King enrolled in Boston University. ((Martin Luther King Jr. Biography at Biography.com))

A few years later, trying to get his doctorate, Martin Luther King Jr. met a girl. Her name was Coretta Scott. She was an aspiring singer. She was a musician. What else was there? She had all of it. The looks. The talent. They were married in June 1953 and had four children. Their names were Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter
He knew his body couldn’t handle it, but he continued on. However, at 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin was hit by a .30-caliber rifle sniper's bullet. King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when, without warning, he was shot in which the bullet traveled through his neck, and finally stopped at his shoulder blade. He was then pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. (The Truth About Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassination)A father? A Baptist minister? A civil-rights activist? Whatever, you may remember him by. He had changed the world. Not for the good of himself but for his family and his people, and to this day we still remember him as a hero. A day before his assassination, On April 3, he told his supporters, "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land." Every man dies. But every man never truly lives. Martin spent his life well for “A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.” , and he fought for what he believed in, and therefore, he lived his life well. He may be gone. We all may be gone one day. But it’s our legacy, what we were remembered for that truly brings people