Dr. Benjamin Mays, educator, minister, and scholar, is seen as one of the most significant figures in American history. His influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would cause America to change its course forever. Benjamin Mays: the Father of the Civil Rights Movement. This is his story.
Benjamin Elijah Mays was born the youngest of eight children, in the community of Epworth, South Carolina, in 1894. Mays’ childhood was filled with rough experiences; exposed to riots, and tense racial relations between whites and African-Americans. His motivation to fight for civil rights began at a very early age. Also at a young age, Mays showed passion for wanting an education, even in the face of disapproval from his father. After pleading with this father to get an education, Mays left Epworth to attend high school at S.C. State College in Orangeburg County. After graduation, he would find himself at Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine. There, he made his first white friends, and was treated with respect.
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El Dr. Benjamín Mays, educador, ministro y académico, es visto como una de las figuras más significativas de la historia de Estados Unidos. Su influencia sobre el Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., causaría cambios en el rumbo de los Estados Unidos para siempre. Benjamín Mays: el Padre del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles. Esta es su historia.
Benjamín Elijah Mays nació en 1894 en la comunidad de Epworth en Carolina del Sur. Fue el menor de ocho hijos. La infancia de Mays estuvo llena de experiencias difíciles; expuestos a disturbios, y tensas relaciones raciales entre Blancos y Afroamericanos. Su motivación para luchar por los Derechos Civiles comenzó a una edad muy temprana como también su pasión por querer una educación, incluso ante la desaprobación de su padre. Después de suplicar a su padre para obtener una educación, Mays dejó Epworth para asistir a la escuela secundaria en S.C. State College en el condado de Orangeburg. Después de graduarse, se encontró en Bates College, en Lewiston, Maine. Allí, conoció a sus primeros amigos Blancos, y fue tratado con respeto.
