Martin Luther King's Accomplishments

Do you know how it would feel if you if you were a leader of something major? M.L.K had to face the challenges of being a leader for many major things. King lived a might as well say almost perfect young adult life, then he got many achievements, then later died, but during his short life he became really well known throughout the United States of America.

First of all, Martin Luther King He’s young adult life was not all that normal but he for sure made the best out of it. For example, he was born Michael King, on January 15th in 1929, in Atlanta Georgia.(Biography.com Editors.) His parents Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta King gave birth to king and raised him tell he left home.(Wikipedia.org Editors.) Also, M.L.K went to a high-school

that was segregated-set apart from others- and then graduated when he was only 15 years old.(Youtube.com.) King was super smart for his age so he got sent to high-school and was past most of the high-schoolers then sent him to college when he was only 15.(Youtube.Com.) As well, Martin’s dream job was to follow his grandfather’s and father’s footsteps. Biography.Com said,” MArtin wanted to follow his families job of being a baptist or a preachers because he’s families were very religious.(Biography.Com Editors.) King’s young life was a bumpy ride but he for sure already made a drastic change in the world.

After that, King for sure knew how to persuade people, because he’s persuasion earned him many rewards in life. One example of this is, the Nobel Peace Prize, given to King in October on the 9th of 1964. (Wikipedia.Org Editors.) He was rewarded this for his racial inequality act for the Civil-Rights-Movement and his non-violence.(Wikipedia.Org Editors.) Another instance is, the Selma March. King organized this march for over 20 days then the march lasted lasted for over 13 and the march was from Montgomery to Selma.(Youtube.Com.)

A third example is, how King got awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 11th, 1977. He was awarded this after his death by president Jimmy Carter, because of all the things King achieved before he died. Martin’s way of getting achievements, was a reward to many people not just him.

In addition to that, not only did he help change the minds of people when he was alive but he changed the minds of people after he was gone. For one thing, King tried to expand the Civil-Rights-Movement throughout the U.S during 1965-1967. But Martin’s plan to do that only grew worse he got sent to jail, riots broke out, and many racist jokes broke out and M.L.K started to lose hope.( Biography.Com. Editors.) Another key point is, Martin died April 4th 1968, in Memphis Tennessee. He got assassinated in the back of the head by James Earl Ray on the balcony of his hotel.(Biography.Com. Editors.) Thirdly, after King’s death there were many world wide riots. (Wikipedia.Org Editors.) Many states held protests for King’s death many of them were held in the South. (Wikipedia.Org. Editors.) King changed the world drastically when he was alive, then once he was not among us, he still made drastic changes.

To sum it all up, King lived a not as normal young adult life that a kid nowadays would be living , he received many achievements before and after his death, then died in a cruel and sad way. M.L.K was a true outstanding American leader, that helped the United States in many ways.