Throughout the twentieth century many people have had a profound impact on society. On January 15, 1929, one of the greatest men who ever lived was born. His name is Martin Luther King Jr. As a young child, Martin Luther King was very involved in the church, and helping people. When he was eight years old, he started working delivering newspapers for the Atlanta Journal. That really paid off, because in1942, when Martin Luther King was just 13 years old, the newspaper delivery station promoted him to the position of assistant manager. He was the youngest worker ever to be put in this position. Throughout his high school and college years Martin Luther King participated in many oratorical contests. Some, he placed first, others second, but he never placed less than third. During the summer after his senior year in high school, Martin Luther King worked picking tobacco in Simsbury, Connecticut, for a Morehouse College work program. The next year, he was admitted as an early admissions student at Morehouse College. From looking at the classes Martin Luther King took in college (i.e. Sociology, Psychology, Contemporary Social Problems), you can tell that Martin Luther King has a real interest in people, even more so, helping them. Martin Luther King accompanied his father to many Baptist Church conventions, and often dreamed of preaching himself. While working as a laborer at Atlanta Railway Express, in the summer of 1945 a co-worker called him a “Niger” for absolutely no reason. Martin Luther King could not understand how someone could so cruel. He wrote a letter to The Atlanta Constitution, an important newspaper, stating that blacks “are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens.” This was the very first time Martin Luther King ever spoke out publicly for civil rights. On March 12, 1947 Martin Luther King is elected chair of the membership committee of the Atlanta NAACP ...
