Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cecilia Yeboah
1st period
H. US History
There is entirely a lot to say about the legendary civil rights leader and activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are either negative thoughts or the most gracious thoughts towards an outstanding and courageous man such as a man like himself. He definitely did his part in Civil Rights history that will never be forgotten. I believe that his “I Have a Dream” speech is recognized as one of the most powerful speeches known to man. Dr. King made it possible for younger people to follow his lead and fight for what they believed in regardless of any obstacles they might encounter. Dr. King’s involvement in the National Association for The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that goes all the way back to the 1950’s, he started his civil rights work by getting involved and working on the executive committee of the NAACP Montgomery Branch in the 1950’s.He was a part of numerous events during the Civil Rights era such as leadership in the many boycotts, marches and the rallies in 1960’s.
In 1957, the NAACP made a decision to honor Dr. King with their most notable and prominent medal known as the Spingarn Medal. Seven years later he was given the most prestigious award any one can imagine, the Nobel Peace Prize for all of his wonderful accomplishments. He was the youngest man to ever receive this award back in his day and instead of using his prize money for himself, he decided to use his 52,123 to invest into furthering his advancement of the civil rights movement. You can tell he had a passion for fighting for what he believed in and as a child he would regularly question the world he lived in.
Needless to say his father was a priest in Drexel Avenue Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He decided to follow his father’s footsteps to Alabama with his wife Coretta Scott in 1954. When he arrived in Montgomery, he realized that he had stepped foot into a very segregated state. Jim Crow laws were set in
Cecilia Yeboah
1st period
H. US History
There is entirely a lot to say about the legendary civil rights leader and activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are either negative thoughts or the most gracious thoughts towards an outstanding and courageous man such as a man like himself. He definitely did his part in Civil Rights history that will never be forgotten. I believe that his “I Have a Dream” speech is recognized as one of the most powerful speeches known to man. Dr. King made it possible for younger people to follow his lead and fight for what they believed in regardless of any obstacles they might encounter. Dr. King’s involvement in the National Association for The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that goes all the way back to the 1950’s, he started his civil rights work by getting involved and working on the executive committee of the NAACP Montgomery Branch in the 1950’s.He was a part of numerous events during the Civil Rights era such as leadership in the many boycotts, marches and the rallies in 1960’s.
In 1957, the NAACP made a decision to honor Dr. King with their most notable and prominent medal known as the Spingarn Medal. Seven years later he was given the most prestigious award any one can imagine, the Nobel Peace Prize for all of his wonderful accomplishments. He was the youngest man to ever receive this award back in his day and instead of using his prize money for himself, he decided to use his 52,123 to invest into furthering his advancement of the civil rights movement. You can tell he had a passion for fighting for what he believed in and as a child he would regularly question the world he lived in.
Needless to say his father was a priest in Drexel Avenue Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He decided to follow his father’s footsteps to Alabama with his wife Coretta Scott in 1954. When he arrived in Montgomery, he realized that he had stepped foot into a very segregated state. Jim Crow laws were set in