martin luther king jr what did martin luther king jr do in his life?

King was a writer,
speaker and political activist who promoted non-violent resistance to unnacceptable rules of law
and conventions of society.

He helped to dignify a social movement that was
under attack from the start by refusing to respond to violence with violence, to hate with hate.
He once said that darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive
out hate, only love can do that.

He spoke well and by most accounts did very
well at living up to his word.

He was jailed for protesting and he was
honored by JFK and Lyndon Johnson. He was attacked and shot, and he was praised for his
eloquence, his compassion, his integrity, his courage, his will, his faith and his
intelligence.

He graduated early from high school and recieved a BA before he
was 20, I believe, and an MA and a Phd. (in separate programs) by the time he was 27.

He had a family. And he dedicated himself, despite the costs, to a life of social
change and service.