Martin Luther King Junior was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was christened as Michael Luther King Junior, but later has his name changed to Martin Luther King Junior. His father and maternal grandfather are Baptist preachers with histories of civil rights activity. His great grandfather was also a preacher. King is deeply attached to his close-knit family, that on the day that his grandmother dies he jumped in despair from a second-floor window of his home, but lands unhurt. As a boy he experiences the racial discrimination of the time. On one occasion he and his schoolteacher are ordered to give up their seats to white …show more content…
On March 28, 1963, the King's fourth child was born. At the time, Martin Luther King, Jr., was involved in a struggle to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama, lunch counters. As a child, she attended public and private schools just like the rest of her brothers and sisters. Bernice also had a nick name like her brother Marty, her nickname was, Bunny. Bernice A. King, now 42 years old, is an ordained minister and is an associate minister at the Greater Rising Star Baptist