changed America forever. The civil rights movement during the 1960s helped minorities such as the Hispanics‚ African-Americans‚ and women achieve social equality‚ economic equality‚ employment potential‚ and an education. One of the major civil rights activist of the 1960s who paved the way for other minorities was Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15th‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. King Jr. was a Baptist church minister as well as a civil rights activist who promoted
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a very stressful‚ concerning life because many people did not respect him. Originally‚ his name was Michael Luther King Jr.‚ but eventually he decided to change his name to Martin. He was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement (Biography.com Editors‚ Last Updated January 5‚ 2017 original published Date n/a) and president of the MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association). Due to this situation‚ Martin’s life was constantly and frequently in
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mid 1900’s. In the past‚ blacks were always being treated with such a condescending manner. Beyond question they have never received their God given rights of freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. was on a mission to give blacks the freedom they deserved and have been waiting for all throughout time. King was the leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement. While incarcerated in Birmingham jail King wrote a letter to eight clergymen (priest or minister of a Christian church) to get them to join his
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character” (“Martin Luther King Jr.”). These wise and upholding words of confidence and determination changed the face of America during a time of hate and discrimination. King’s inspirational leadership and speeches helped make a local bus protest into a historical event (“King‚ Martin Luther Jr.”) He gathered thousands of people‚ both black and white‚ to many encouraging protests and meetings to bring a hateful and racist world to peace. His strategy of “encouraging nonviolent protest and interracial
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Have you heard of Martin Luther King Jr? You most likely have. He was an inspiring‚ brave‚ humble‚ faithful and a courageous man. Maybe you have heard of Rosa Parks? She was a very intelligent‚ brave‚ resourceful‚ inspiring‚ and‚ as Martin Luther King Jr‚ she was courageous. I think‚ and this is my opinion‚ that Martin Luther King Jr influenced society in a greater way than Rosa Parks. Some others will tend to disagree with this opinion in many ways they may say Rosa Parks is their personal hero
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leaders. One of those leaders was Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an amazing man because he worked for peace and equality‚ he brought people together to work for unity‚ he has inspired the world‚ and he has inspired me to make the world a better place. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ and had one older sister. He married Coretta Scott on June 18‚ 1953. They had four children: two girls and two boys. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.was
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MLK Jr. The 1960’s were full of hate crimes towards the black community‚ calling for action. Some believed action through violence would solve issues‚ others such as Martin Luther King Jr. believed in a future where all would be equal. He knew he could achieve this through non-violent protests. Today we live the present knowing the words of Dr. King are still very relevant to today’s society with the recent uprising of racial troubles and inequality among the people throughout the nation. King was
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Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Cesar Chavez My friends‚ today we honor a giant among men: today we honor the reverend Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Dr. King was a powerful figure of destiny‚ of courage‚ of sacrifice‚ and of vision. Few people in the long history of this nation can rival his accomplishment‚ his reason‚ or his selfless dedication to the cause of peace and social justice. Today we honor a wise teacher‚ an inspiring leader‚ and a true visionary‚ but to truly honor Dr. King we must do
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a brutally violent civil rights movement that was meant to end racial discrimination and segregation against African Americans. The civil rights movement was won in a way‚ there was no longer racial segregation‚ and they were gained other human rights such as the right to vote. The civil rights movement would not have been won without the efforts of people such as Rosa Parks‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ John F Kennedy‚ Malcolm X‚ and Thurgood Marshall. For all the people that were trying to do good
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speech was meant for primarily for African Americans and to all who supported the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr would stress the importance of non-violence throughout the movement and mentions it again in this speech staring that they have overcome violence. In this speech King also consistently praises American democracy stating that they can protest because of democracy that they couldn’t do this if they were in a communist nation or a nation run under a dictatorship. This was done to
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