What is Martin Luther King Jr?
Michael King Jr, now known as Martin Luther King was born on 15th January in the year 1929 at Atlanta. Georgia (U.S). He was the famous American leader who fully participated in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. When he was born, his name was changed to Martin Luther by his father to give tribute to a German reformer named as Martin Luther. Martin has earned more than fifty honorary degrees from different colleges and universities. In 1957, he was honoured with Spingarn Medal who was given by NAACP. Moreover, he has also won Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for publishing a book named as “Stride Toward freedom: The Montgomery Story”.