Martin Luther King Jr. had two careers. He was a pastor like his father and grandfather before him, and a civil rights leader after the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1st Career (Pastor)
He was a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, like his father and grandfather and as co-pastor. He became the head pastor in started in 1954 when he was 25 at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He continued on this job during some of his time as a civil rights leader until November 1959 so he could become a full-time civil rights leader.
2nd Career (Civil Rights Leader)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s second career was as a civil rights leader. This job was perfect for him as he was passionate about and was aware of the unfairness of the treatment of black people. He became a leader after Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving seats when a white man needed to sit down.
Martin Luther King was a peace-loving man so his protests were always peaceful except for one time when a black man smashed a window in anger and others followed his example which made Martin very upset.
Martin Luther King was a peace-loving man so his protests were always peaceful except for one time when a black man smashed a window in anger and others followed his example which made Martin very upset.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Black people refused to take public buses to work so the government lost money as it was mostly black people who used the buses. In the end, the government lost so much money that they made bus segregation illegal. The boycott lasted 381 days.
Speeches
Martin Luther King made many inspirational speeches that tens of thousands of people came to see. Some of them include "I Have a Dream", "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (A.K.A. "I've Seen the Promised Land"), "Loving Your Enemies", "Give Us the Ballot" and many more.
He was late for his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech because his plane was under a bomb threat.
He was late for his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech because his plane was under a bomb threat.
Protests
Martin Luther King's protests always put pressure on the government yet they were always peaceful which made Martin Luther King notable and they were all spread over approximately 12 years. They include "The Albany movement", "Bloody Sunday", "The Birmingham campaign", and "The Montgomery Bus Boycott".