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    Everyone has opinions‚ and anyone can change the world with a speech. I think Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr’s dream was realized. He changed and inspired the world‚ the nation‚ America. In my story I’m going to be explaining some reasons and statements that changed America. There is no longer segregation in public schools. Black and whites can go to the same school together. They don’t have to be separated. Both are allowed to us the same things bathrooms‚ water fountains‚ and even the bus. We can

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    of a proper essay outline below and the example on the back. B. On separate sheets of paper create your own detailed outline in response to the essay question that follows (use your notes to assist you): 1. Compare and contrast the motives‚ goals‚ and results of Martin Luther and Henry VIII in the movements that they led against the Roman Catholic Church. *Your outline should be at least two notebook pages in length. Essay Outline Format I. Introduction

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    Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were important figures in Civil Rights and race equality‚ and both were active in the same time era. However‚ despite advocating for the same idea (rights for African Americans)‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had very different ideas on how exactly they would try to establish their ideas and expand their base of followers/supporters. This paper is to define their differences and similarities‚ while providing some background into both Malcolm X’s and

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    Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X both fought for the same goal‚ but had different ways of achieving this goal. They both fought against civil rights and were leaders in the civil rights movement. The way they were brought up is a good explanation for their differences; King was brought up in a wealthy family‚ while X was raised in the ghetto to a poor family. Both fought against unfair laws‚ Social Discrimination‚ and Racial segregation‚ but they

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    I choose the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr because I feel people don’t really comprehend why he was killed and his assassination was undeniably unjust. Dr. King was one of the most influential leaders of all time‚ He Was a outstanding person who stood for the rights of African Americans and believe in non-violent tactics in doing so. May I also add he was an amazing father. Dr. King stood for equality and wanted to end the nightmare of segregation and finally have African Americans rights

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    In the Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech‚ Martin Luther King is accepting the Nobel Peace Prize but realizing that people are suffering. He presents his speech by using examples‚ analogies‚ and the repetition of words‚ figurative language and inductive and deductive reasoning. Martin Luther King specific purpose of the speech was to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. He is talking for other people (men and women) over the world that suffers racial injustice. He reminds people that there is hope

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    Martin Luther King The most important person to have made a significant change in the rights of Blacks was Martin Luther King. He had great courage and passion to defeat segregation and racism that existed in the United States‚ and it was his influence to all the Blacks to defy white supremacy and his belief in nonviolence that lead to the success of the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia where the city suffered most of the racial discrimination

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    Walker Questions Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. by Alice Walker highlights the racism black Southerners still faced a hundred years after the Civil War‚ and how Dr. King changed that. Walker’s family had lived in Eatonton‚ Georgia for generations‚ and it was there where so many of her relatives were buried. Despite this‚ her family couldn’t own the land because of the widespread discrimination in the South. Even if someone did buy land‚ it could be taken away at any time. Because

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    Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist Minister in 1960’s America. He fought for what he believed in‚ suffered for these beliefs and was a key person in the push for racial equality in the 50’s and 60’s‚ with a speech known as “I have a dream” that lead him to being the youngest male to receive a Nobel prize. The speech was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of 200 000 civil rights supporters‚ and was ranked the top speech of the 2oth century. As said by John Lewis a U.S. representative

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    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. It was a chilly night in April‚ many different guests came to Memphis‚ Tennessee including the great freedom fighter‚ Martin Luther King Jr to celebrate the freedom of Blacks. Martin Luther King Jr‚ an influential leader who supports Non Violence‚ came to give a speech in the reception of 1968. His speech was so motivating that everyone’s hearts felt provoked throughout the speech. Everyone wanted to meet him eagerly after his magnificent speech

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