Research Paper On Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King jr. was known to be a civil rights leader and activist who has an influence on America and American society in the 50’s and 60’s. Born on January 15, 1929. He was born Michael Luther King but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke over 25,000 times whenever injustice took place. He wrote 5 books and lead a massive boycott. “Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968”. King grew up going to segregated schools and graduated high school at age 15. “Through his activism and inspirational speeches he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the United States, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights …show more content…
“A peaceful political rally designed to shed light on the injustices African Americans continued to face across the country. Held on August 28 and attended by some 200,000 to 300,000 participants, the event is widely regarded as a watershed moment in the history of the American civil rights movement and a factor in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” This march made Kings most famous speech, the I Have A Dream speech, that called for speech and equality. “In the spring of 1965, King’s elevated profile drew international attention to the violence that erupted between white segregationists and peaceful demonstrators in Selma, Alabama, where the SCLC and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had organized a voter registration campaign.” But sadly, King was shot while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, where he had traveled to support a sanitation workers’ strike on April 4, 1968. “an escaped convict and known racist, pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced to 99 years in
Martin Luther King jr. was known to be a civil rights leader and activist who has an influence on America and American society in the 50’s and 60’s. Born on January 15, 1929. He was born Michael Luther King but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke over 25,000 times whenever injustice took place. He wrote 5 books and lead a massive boycott. “Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968”. King grew up going to segregated schools and graduated high school at age 15. “Through his activism and inspirational speeches he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the United States, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights …show more content…
“A peaceful political rally designed to shed light on the injustices African Americans continued to face across the country. Held on August 28 and attended by some 200,000 to 300,000 participants, the event is widely regarded as a watershed moment in the history of the American civil rights movement and a factor in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” This march made Kings most famous speech, the I Have A Dream speech, that called for speech and equality. “In the spring of 1965, King’s elevated profile drew international attention to the violence that erupted between white segregationists and peaceful demonstrators in Selma, Alabama, where the SCLC and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had organized a voter registration campaign.” But sadly, King was shot while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, where he had traveled to support a sanitation workers’ strike on April 4, 1968. “an escaped convict and known racist, pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced to 99 years in