My fifth source is a book titled Revolution of Conscience by Greg Moses. I found a certain section in the book useful, because it discusses events in Kings life both at a young age and an adult.
His family, church, and school were the most important thing in King’s life as a child. He was quoted saying: “It is quite easy for me to think of a God of love mainly because I grew up in a family where love was central and where lovely relationships were ever present. It is quite easy for me to think of the universe as basically friendly mainly because of my uplifting hereditary and environmental circumstances. It is quite easy for me to lean toward optimism than pessimism about human nature mainly because of my childhood experiences”.
There were also several instances that occurred when King was young that influenced his way of thinking in a negative way. For example starting at the age of five, King was influenced by witnessing soup lines during the Great Depression. At the age of six he felt what it was like to be subjected to racism. The father of one of his white friends banned his son from playing with King because he was a child of color. Despite these negative events in King’s young life, when he first entered public school, he proved to be an excellent young student
Moses, Greg. Revolution of Conscience. New York: The Guilford Press, 1997.
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That sounds like an excellent source for information relating his childhood to his adulthood. It sounds interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing how your paper turns out.
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