Happy Martin Luther King Day!

Martin Luther King Jr. is renowned for his peaceful presence in the civil rights movement. He wanted to fight hate with love. One of his famous speeches is the "I have a dream" Speech. I love this speech. Martin Luther King was born January 15 1929 as Michael Luther King Jr., but later it was changed to Martin Luther king Jr. His father was a pastor and he admired that so he decided to become a pastor. He graduated from a segregated high school at 15. He began attending Morehouse college and He changed colleges twice and in 1955 He received his doctorates. King became a pastor in 1954 at Dexter Avenue baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He began working to end segregation in the south. He was a member of the NAACP (Nation Associtaion Advanced of Colored People). When Rosa Parks was jailed for not moving from her seat, He helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott. About a year later the supreme court overturned the laws that made segregation possible. He was elected president of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). He was a great leader during the civil rights movement. He knew that you cannot fight hate with hate, but must fight hate with love. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

 At the Age of 35 Martin Luther King was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He gave his prize money to furthering the civil rights movement. King was a great and loving person we must learn that as Christians we cannot fight hate with hate but must love everyone.

Matthew 5:39

39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

Luke 6:27

27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
http://uverseonline.att.net/tv/show/the-legacy-of-mlk#play=h___13462980

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/19/us/king-speeches-never-heard/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html