Martin Luther King Jr.

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Spiritual Foundations

Martin Luther King was a man 's whose faith was well cultivated long time before his birth . His family tree is dominated by preachers his father and grandfather were Baptist ministers in Atlanta Georgia (Nobel Foundation , 1964 . Being born in such religious family provided Luther with strong foundations for the life challenges he was to face in later years . Reason : it could have been possible for him to practice reading and interpreting the bible

at young age . Seeing his father solve people 's problems must have influenced his leadership skills that were applied during the civil rights movement and beyond . Other than being in growing in a family dominated by men of cloth , Luther had the opportunity to choose theology as his field of study . Indeed , Luther enrolled in theology classes immediately after graduating from high school he later received a Harvard PhD in Theology (King Center , 2004 These two experiences were the cornerstones by which Luther built his legacy . His childhood life with the preaching father and grandfather help him choosing a career that was religion-related . His educational career exposed him to reading and intellectual challenges that strengthened his spiritual beliefs , those of his followers , and eventually changed America to the better

Spiritual Challenges

As a black young man growing-up in racially segregated America , Martin Luther was exposed to many challenges . For instance , it meant that he could not to a school of his choice or walk freely on the streets . It is because of these challenges that Martin Luther chose to lead the civil rights movement , which was very successful in achieving goals that had eloped the black minority for generations . But it was never a smooth ride for Luther despite these achievements . His group and well wishers were constantly victimized for their beliefs , and agitation for black people 's rights . The biggest obstacle on Luther 's side was the pressure he felt from his followers , the black population , and people who believed in the restoration of black people 's rights (Ling , 2002 ,

br 112 . Most of his followers were determined to use aggressive means to reach organizational goals . Luther was however determined to attain the same goals through non-violent approach . As a result , he was seen as fearful leader who was ready to compromise on black people liberty which had slipped them for generations . He was also accused of willing to wait for more periods . Luther would hear of that in fact , he stuck to his grounds and persuaded his followers to be patient in their agitations . In the end , this spiritual leader was able to quell his followers . Luther was also facing some pressure from authorities who wanted demonstrations cancelled as they disturbed public peace when chaos erupted . Balancing the two demands must have been really hard but Luther managed to sail through

Luther was not spared from the arrests and imprisonment that characterized lives of his followers he was frequently arrested for...