Martin Luther King Junior is the youngest man to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize. His life achievements are nothing short of legendary.

Born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, King grew up in a segregated society. He attended a segregated public school in Georgia and then went on to earn his Bachelor´s Degree at Morehouse College, a reputable Negro institution where both his father and his grandfather had also studied. His studies also led him to become a Baptist minister and earn a doctorate from Boston University.