Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin's father was the pastor of a local Baptist church and his grandfather was the founder of Atlanta's chapter of the NAACP. Martin Luther grew up in a very religious household. He was brought up to stand up for what he believed in. Later he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta. Afterwards, he went on to study at …showed first 75 words of 1021 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1021 total…lt;Tab/>To this day, Martin remains a symbol of civil freedom throughout the world. His birthday became a national holiday in America. The Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation raises millions of dollars every year for African-American students. Through the example made by Martin we should practice his message: teach our children to look beyond skin color and to make decisions about people on what really matters, namely, "the content of their character".