Part one of term paper
Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Martin Luther King was an eloquent black Baptist minister, who led the mass civil rights movement in the United States from the mid 1950's until his death by assassination, in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4th, 1968. He rose to national prominence through the organization of the Southern Christia ...

Part two of term paper
... throughout his life to triumph overall, by leaving his positive impact on society. In the early years, King came from a family in the tradition of the Southern black ministry. Both Kings father and grandfather were Baptist preachers. At the age of eighteen he entered Morehouse College, in Atlanta. Under a special program for gifted students he received his B.A. in 1948. As an undergraduate his earlier interest in medicine and law were eliminated by a decision in his senior year to enter the ...