Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther king is a leader who successfully fought for civil rights for African Americans. The case mainly focuses on how Martin upbringing and values Martin Jr inherited from his father and American society. Case also focuses on the c hange in opinions of Martin Jr has in his middle life and ways he adopted for his fight for racial equality. Martin Luther King Jr –  Growing  Growing up with Values Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 to Martin Luther King Sr and Alberta William King. Martin Luther King Sr was a Pastor in one of the prominent black churches in US and a powerful fixture in National Baptist Convention. Martin Jr during his childhood days understood the racial difference existing in the society. King’s K ing’s parents shaped his values and his understanding of the world. King’s mother instilled self-confidence and sense of self-respect from t he very beginning. She could explain the discrimination and segregation to a small child. Even though the society tr eated the Negros as inferior she instilled the sense of hope and optimism in the minds of her children. King’s father is a strict disciplinarian and King learnt fearlessness and courageousness from his father. King’s father is a genuine Christian and man of real integrity, dee ply committed to moral and ethical principles. King learnt the skills of telling the truth even during adverse times from his father. King learnt that Love was central to all relationship as it was how he was bought-up in his home. Conflicts and Consciousness King had an internal conflict about his love as central to all relationship when he was first exposed to racism. Couple of his white friends refused to play with him due to his race. King determined dete rmined to hate every white person after his bad encounter. This firmly shaped his beliefs and action at later stage s of his life. King received his education in US and did his PhD in Boston University where he met his wife. From the early stages, King was determined to work for his objective of serving for the Black people. After this PhD, King settled in South So uth US because he thought that people in south needed him the most. King became the pastorate in Montgomery which will help him to serve the black m asses. King was conscious of his objectives of serving the black peo ple. He first improved the financial conditions of the church which is his primary objective. King was good orator and with his oratorical skills he garnered a lot of money for the church. King very well knew that he had to fight against the society for the betterment of his people. King didn’t know about the ways & means for fighting. At that time, King came to knew about the power of non-violence from Gandhi. Immediately, he read a lot of books on Gandhi and appreciated the power of non-violence. King decided to adopt the non-violent approach in his fight against the society for civil rights. King’s inspiration came from Gandhi. King –  the  the Leader In most southern cities at that time, public life in Montgomery was marked by racial segregation. Black people in buses have to occupy the back seats and should give way when a white person comes to occupy the seat. King wanted to protest against this approach and proposed to “Boycott the Bus” on

Dec 5. This was huge success and Martin Luther King Jr became a leader from the front. People star ted to take note of King. After the bus boycott, King was o fficially elected the leader of Montgomery Improved Association (MIA). After becoming leader, King had a lot of blackmails, threats from people because of Bus Boycott. King initially had fears due to threats from people. King understood his role and inherited the values from his father. He could feel the challenges his father could have faced at his role and the fearlessness of his father. King decided to fight with faith and not with fear. King instilled faith in the minds of Black people and inspired them to fight for their rights. King was supported by his wife on all the occasions. King acknowledged the support of his wife and he is quite appreciative of his wife’s support. King openly acknowledged the supportive role of his wife in the meetings. This shows the open mind of a leader and attributing his success not only to him but to others as we ll.

Martin Luther King Jr is truly a leader of his age. Initially, Martin had his values learnt from his family and had conflicts within himself. He made his objectives clear for fighting for the civil rights of AfricanAmerican people. He didn’t go behind the pos t but never shied from responsibilities. This fearless execution of responsibilities made him a great le ader.