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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course DateBlack Friday Biography: Martin Luther King Jr. King Jr. is a famous African American celebrated during the black history month of February. Luther King Jr. was a renowned social activist during the mid-1950s who tirelessly fought for human rights. Alongside being an activist, King Jr. was also a Baptist minister and brought a seismic impact on the race difference in the United States. Recounting his early years, King was the child of Alberta and Michael King Sr. who dwelt in Atlanta Georgia (Grenada 18). He had a bigger sister Christine Willie and a younger brother Alfred, whom together they lived in a secure and Christian based family. Early life King Jr. grew up in Atlanta where he attended the Booker T Washington High School. Here King struggled with his education skipping his ninth and twelfth grade. However, amidst these challenges, King managed to join Morehouse College without graduating from his high school. While in Morehouse, Luther enrolled for a degree in sociology. He was an active student and engaged in different seminar programs. He attended the Liberal Crozer seminary where he became the student president and developed leadership orientation during this period. In the seminar, King grew spiritually through the influence of Benjamin E Mays. Together they influenced and advocated for racial equality, and through Christianity, people had an opportunity to bring social change. King graduated from college and enrolled at Boston University for a doctorate program. During this program, King expanded his education on understanding the relationship between man and God and finally graduated in 1955.