Serve Your Community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day By Raecene Collins, Jan 14, 2022 12:34:53 PM
Service Through the Eyes of Dr. King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a trailblazer in the civil rights and community service arenas. In his early years, Dr. King entered Morehouse College at 15, where he received some of his first experiences in activism and servant leadership. As he emerged in the spotlight, Dr. King made a massive impact through his preaching and emotional speeches that humanized his community's struggle to gain civil rights. He achieved many accomplishments in his life, including being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Dr. King believed in a vision of a "Beloved Community." His wife, Coretta Scott King, was quoted as saying, "The greatest birthday gift my husband could receive is if people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrated the holiday by performing individual acts of kindness through service to others."
