King was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia while much of the South was segregated. Around this time, blacks were still deprived of most of their rights and were rarely, if at all, treated as equals to their Caucasian counterparts. They had better education, first priority in restaurants and public transportation, higher paying jobs, and much more. Even the government mistreated African Americans as they would often be attacked, abused, falsely accused criminal activity, and unjustly sentenced long terms in prison. Because of such, many African American quickly lost trust and hope in seeking equality from the government. In quest to find hope elsewhere, blacks in the South only had themselves and Christianity. To believe in God and his holy
