Mark Weakland - When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates
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When Martin Luther King Jr. was years old,
a woman in a department store lunged at him and
slapped him.
You stepped on my foot! she yelled.
Martin didnt know the angry white woman standing
in front of him, but he stayed calm. Although he was
shocked, he simply walked away.
Martin was a child who learned to overcome
difficulties without violence. Like his mother, he was
gentle and caring. Like his father, he was determined
and fearless. Martin drew on these childhood traits as
he grew up. He became a leader admired by millions of
people around the world.
It was January 15, 1929. In the hallway outside
his bedroom, Martin Luther King Sr. nervously
paced. His family called him Daddy King. Inside
the bedroom his wife was giving birth. Daddy King
leaped with joy when he found out that the baby was
a boy. No one knew then that this small child would
become a great man.
The Kings named their son Michael, after Daddy King. But a few years later, Daddy
King changed both his name and his sons name to Martin.
Martins parents gave him a wonderful life. He lived in a comfortable home. He had a
younger brother and older sister to play with. And he had loving adults all around him,
including his grandparents who lived in the same house.
Daddy King was a minister. His sermons and his interest in civil rights helped shape
Martins beliefs early on.
Martins mother taught him to believe in himself. You are as good as
anyone, she said.
In Martins family church was an
important part of life. Once his father
hosted a guest preacher from Virginia.
The man talked to folks about joining the
church. Martins sister was the first one
to sign up. When he saw her joining, little
Martin decided to join too.
Youre only years old! said the
preacher.
Im not going to let my sister get ahead
of me, Martin said. Im joining next!
Martins family lived in a 12- room house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta,
Georgia. The house was the center of Martins universe. In the backyard he
played with kids from the neighborhood. He roller skated and biked up and
down Auburn Avenue with his friends.
At school Martin got along with the other children. But there was a
school bully. When that bully hit him, Martin refused to fight back. He
knew violence was not the answer.
Martins brother was named Alfred Daniel, but everyone called him
A. D. He and Martin loved to run and play. They played football and
baseball. And they played basketball at the fire station near their house.
Because of racial segregation, no black men or women worked there. But
at the station, kids of different races all played together.
Every evening the Kings sat down to eat dinner together. Martins father
insisted that no one eat until he got home.
When Daddy King got home late, the kids were starving. But still they
couldnt eat. First they had to recite a Bible verse. The boys were smart.
The verse they often picked was just two words Jesus wept.
Its the shortest verse in the Bible, said Martin with a grin.
Martin often played with a boy from the
neighborhood. It didnt matter to Martin that the
boy was white. The two of them were good friends.
One day the boys father told his son that he
could no longer play with Martin. Martin did not
understand why the boys couldnt be friends.
Why? he asked Daddy King. Why did his
father say we cant play together?
Martins parents talked to him about race and segregation.
They told him that black people were often treated terribly.
Martin was shocked. He decided he should hate white people.
You should not hate the white man. Its your duty as a
Christian to love him, said his parents.
Martin had a hard time understanding this. How can I love a
race of people who hate me and who are responsible for breaking
me up with one of my best childhood friends? he asked.
You must try, said his mother.
One day Ill change things, said Martin. One day Im
going to turn this world upside down.
Martin was determined. He felt angry when he experienced
discrimination because of the color of his skin.
When he was years old, Martin traveled on a bus with a teacher
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