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Martin Luther King Jr. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was an eloquent black minister who dedicated his life to the struggle for racial equality in America. Inspired by the conviction that nonviolence and peaceful protest could abolish social injustice, he fought hard to gain the freedoms every living person is entitled to. His peaceful resistance and his ability to arouse Žlon in whites as well as blacks made him one of the most outstanding black leaders in the world. Martin Luther King was one of the greatest leaders in this nations history. From the beginning, people knew King was special. King was so gifted that he was accepted into Morehouse College at the age of 15, without even finishing high school. There he underwent a special program for gifted students, and graduated with a B.A. in sociology (1948). King, now the age of a high school senior, attended Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was the valedictorian of his class and student body president. King also won a graduate fellowship. Cozer is where King was first introduced to Mahatma GandhiÕs philosophy of nonviolence and civil disobedience. King was fascinated by this philosophy. Mahatma GandhiÕs life and teachings ultimately influenced KingÕs destiny as a leader of passive resistance. This philosophy played an important role throughout his entire life. King graduated with the king, martin, luther, dr, rights, civil, black, montgomery, people, one, nonviolent, first, years, year, washington, two, time, segregation, scott, sclc, protesting, protest, philosophy, over, outstanding, organized, now, national, later, gandhiõs, ever, boycott, blacks, became, atlanta, act