i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up live out the true meaning of its creed we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created martin luther king jr was born on january 15 1929 and graduated as the valedictorian of crozier theological seminary in 1951 king became pastor of a baptist church in montgomery alabama and later completed his phd martin luther king was a religious man he was a pastor he looked at racism and all of the the so-called separate but equal laws and the terrible treatment of people of color in the united states that he said this is absolutely wrong this
