“I dream that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” (Martin Luther King Jr, 1963) Martin Luther King Jr. was a smart child and had a good childhood. He learned the values ​​of his parents and Martin Luther King Jr was a man of great wisdom in his time. He was a major contributor to the civil rights movement, and those contributions have a profound effect even today. Michael Luther King was Martin Luther King Jr's name when he was born. His parents changed his name to Martin Luther King when he was just a young boy. They changed his name because it was his father's way of pretending he was his son. He was born on March 15, 1929. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents were Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Martin Luther King had three siblings, Alfred Daniel Williams King, was his brother, his sisters were Willie Cristine King and Sen Feng King. Martin Luther King's father and grandfather were Baptist preachers. . His father and grandfather were also both involved in the civil rights movement. Growing up as a pastor's kid was a good thing for him because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. (Fleming 1-124).When MLK was a young man, he went to college. He attended Morehouse University. He went there when he was only fifteen years old, where he had not yet completely finished high school. MLK attended Morehouse in 1948. He went to Morehouse for his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, with his bachelor's degree in theology in 1951. He then decided he wanted to pursue doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University......mid the article...... r. “Free at last, free at last, thanks to God Almighty, I am free at last.” (Martin Luther King Jr., 1963) Works Cited Morris, Aldon. T. 20. New York, New York: The Free Press, 1984. 1-290. Print.Johnson, Charles. “Remembering Martin Luther King Jr..” Books of Life. 2008: 4-59. Print. Fleming, Alice. Martin Luther King Jr. New York, New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2008. 1-119. Print."Buzzle.com." Accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. Buzzle.com, 2000-2009. Internet. December 14, 2010. "Organic. True story." Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. True story, 1996-2010. Internet. December 14, 2010. “Inner Africa”. Martin Luther King Jr.. Inner Africa, 2001. Web. December 8 2010. .