On January 15, at noon, in the year 1929, a man of great pride, diligence and intellect would be brought into the world. When his time came, he would show a picture of humanity living, loving and coming together as brothers and sisters under God, to overcome the inequality rooted in society for hundreds of years. He was a smart man, smart really, but overall he was well motivated, determined and willing to work for what he wanted. He embodied the mentality that anything was possible if you put your mind to it. Follow your dreams and they will come true. This man, Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Jr. was named after his father Michael Martin Luther King Sr. When King Jr. was born, his birth name was Michael. His father later changed his and his son's name to Martin in honor of the German reformer Martin Luther. King Sr. was a poor boy, working with his grandfather until the age of 16 as a sharecropper just outside of Atlanta in the small town of Stockbridge, Georgia. He moved to Atlanta with almost nothing to call his own except a pair of shoes and a sixth-grade education. He later met Alberta Williams, the minister's daughter. On a Thanksgiving Day in the year 1926, Sr. married the love of his life. Shortly after they settled in, King Sr. was already dedicating himself to the church where he was elected pastor; taking over the duties of the previous pastor who had died of a heart attack in 1931. He was also renowned for being an equal rights activist. King Sr. His wife, Alberta Williams, worked as a teacher, but soon after marriage she decided to leave teaching behind and devote herself completely to the Baptist church. She also took it upon herself to support the Women's International League for Peace...... middle of paper...... Luther King Jr. was greatly influenced by the Rosa Parks scandal, this led him to create the Montgomery bus boycott. For those who may not know, this was a 13-month mass protest. During this protest, laws were ignored, clashes broke out, and many people and officials were injured. It became an ongoing problem that many saw no end to. State government officials believed it was time to make a change. This ultimately led to the end of racist policies. This took time and effort and shows us a remarkable example of social reform. While that all sounds fine and dandy, it wasn't easy and, frankly, it was pretty hard, I mean, to think about all the people who had grown up knowing that the separation of the races was okay. What I'm trying to say is that it was hard to rewrite a lifestyle and change my mind seeing the difficulties faced by black people.