【美国人物志】牧师马丁路德金 （一）(5/8)
马丁·路德·金，将“非暴力”和“直接行动”作为社会变革方法的最为突出的倡导者之一。1929年1月15日，马丁·路德·金在亚特兰大出生。马丁·路德·金是牧师亚当·丹尼尔·威廉姆斯的外孙，威廉姆斯是埃比尼泽浸信会的牧师和全国有色人种协进会亚特兰大分会的发起人；马丁·路德·金是老马丁·路德·金的儿子，老马丁·路德·金继承父亲威廉姆斯成了埃比尼泽的牧师。 马丁·路德·金的家族发源于非洲裔美国人的浸信会。在结束亚特兰大莫尔浩司学院的学业后，马丁·路德·金又在宾夕法尼亚州的克劳泽神学院和波士顿大学就读，在学习中，马丁·路德·金加深了对神学的认识并探究圣雄甘地在社会改革方面的非暴力策略。Hints：
Martin
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian
Henry David Thoreau
non-violence
civil disobedience
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201303/201303131115481924981.mp3Martin seemed wise to others because of his studies at the university. He carefully read the works of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader and thinker. Martin also studied the books of the American philosopher, Henry David Thoreau. Both men wrote about ways to fight injustice. Gandhi had led his people to freedom by peacefully refusing to obey unjust laws. He taught his followers never to use violence. Thoreau also urged people to disobey laws that were not just, and to be willing to go to prison for their beliefs. As he studied, Martin thought he had found the answer for his people. The ideas of Gandhi and Thoreau -- non-violence and civil disobedience -- could be used together to win equal rights for black Americans. Martin knew, then, that his decision to become a preacher was right. He believed that as a preacher he could spread the ideas of Gandhi and Thoreau. Years later he said:
"My university studies gave me the basic truths I now believe. I discovered the idea of humanity's oneness and the dignity and value of all human character. "
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