PORTRAIT OF A LEADER

Martin Luther King Jr.

The Inspirational Leader

1929 - 1968

“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I.EARLY FOUNDATIONS:
“In the Father’s Footsteps”
1929

A.The Son of King, Sr.
B.Skipping Grades
C.Morehouse College
D.Ministry Calling

II.BECOMING THE
CATALYST: “Responding
to the Call”
1948

A.Cozer Theology Seminary
B.Boston University
C.Dexter Ave Baptist
D.Montgomery Bus Boycott
E.S.C. Leadership Conference
F.Ebenezer Baptist Church
G.Letter from Birmingham Jail

II I.INSPIRING A MOVEMENT:
“Casting a Compelling Vision”
1963

A.“I Have A Dream”
B.Nobel Peace Prize
C.Civil RIghts Act
D.Selma
E.Chicago
F.Poor People’s Campaign
G.“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
H.Assassinated (1968)