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    Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15‚ 1929. He was a social activist that lead boycotts in a non-violent manner. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted equality and peace. He was faced with many obstacles through his time but still managed to remain humble and kind. MLK was also faced with judgement by other activist who wanted the same thing but did their protesting with violence. Although these two groups wanted the same thing‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wanted his protest done in a peaceful approach

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    Martin Luther King in the 60’s Since the late 1600’s‚ African Americans have been fighting for equality. In 1865‚ during the presidency of Andrew Jackson‚ laws were imposed to segregate severely against blacks. During this time public schools were segregated‚ prohibiting their right to vote‚ and forbid them to sit on juries. At this point‚ African Americans became embittered and wanted to make a change in the way they were being treated. Heroes such as Rosa Parks‚ Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther

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    ­Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Martin’s birth name is Michael Luther king Jr. after his father’s name. MLk’s mother was a schoolteacher named Alberta king and his father was a Baptist minister named Micheal Luther King. MLK’s father changed both their names Michael to Martin to honor the German Protestant Martin Luther. MLK had an older brother named Alfred Daniel Williams King. Also‚ a sister named Willie Christine King.("Martin Luther King Timeline." Martin

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    white girls as sisters and brothers.” Because of the color of his skin‚ Martin Luther King Jr. could no longer play with his friend which motivated him to change the laws against African-Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in a time when black and white people were not treated equally. As a young boy‚ King became banned from playing with his friend just because he had a different skin color. This encouraged King to stand up against these laws in a peaceful way and to make sure that people

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    creed: - ’We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal.” quoted by Martin Luther King Jr.( www.GoodReads.com) Martin Luther King Jr. was becoming an inspiration to many families‚ businessmen by just speaking his mind and soon people understood where he was coming from. Martin Luther King Jr. was apart of many‚ things‚ but one was the Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world‚ such as

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    Martin Luther King was a well-known civil rights leader and activist who had a great deal of influence on American society in the 1950s and 1960s. His strong belief in non-violent protest helped set the tone of the movement. Boycotts‚ protests‚ and marches were eventually effective‚ and much legislation was passed against racial discrimination. However‚ it is arguable that he was not always successful and there were several contributions outside of his control such as: the lure of black power‚ the

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    Martin Luther King Jr.: The Dream of a Life Time Third Draft Kody A. Burwinkle Many people thought that segregation was perfectly fine but Martin Luther King Jr. was not one of them. Martin had many dreams to over through segregation and he did it. The patriotic dream of Martin Luther King Jr. possessed was full of hope that all Americans would be looked upon equal by all. Martin Luther King Jr. is a hero to many people across the US. His dad’s name is Martin Luther King Sr. His mom’s name is

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    The way of Martin Luther King Martin is a great person who lead African Americans to achieve the civil right among all people. Why Matin Luther King want get the beneficent of civil right among all people? What is civil right? In my opinion‚ civil right is the right given by the law so that all citizens ships can enjoy equally. Otherwise‚ the opponent of civil right is called discrimination. People could discriminate people among races. People could discriminate people because of disease or

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    Elizabeth Trushel Professor Martin English 101-03 Sept 3‚ 2014 Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was an awe inspiring individual for any period of time. He practiced the teachings of Ghandi. He knew what he believed in and went after it with his whole heart and being. His letter “Letter From Birmingham Jail” gives me goosebumps. The fact that it was mostly written in the margins of newspppers an smuggles out it truly amazing!! Martin Luther King is an example and inspiration in

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    Parks‚ Martin Luther KingJr.‚ and Jackie Robinson are examples of people who have changed America for the better. Martin Luther King Jr. helped to end segregation and racism. Rosa Parks was a brave woman that didn’t want to give into segregation anymore. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American in the MLBs. Rosa Parks was a brave woman who stood up for not only herself‚

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