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    Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Throughout the 1960’s racism had kept America separated between whites and blacks. Separation caused by people being judged by a solitary feature of their body‚ their skin color. Martin Luther King was against such discrimination‚ he was determined to help all African Americans men and women achieve their equality through his philosophies and non-violent movements. He believed “ that nonviolent protests is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society” (

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    From late 1965 through 1968‚ Martin Luther King Jr. expanded his Civil Rights Movement into larger cities‚ focusing on economic justice and international peace. He led several campaigns in Chicago‚ Illinois towards economic help in the large city. He was met with much criticism from younger black power leaders such as Stokely Carmichael. In the eyes of many of the young urban African Americans‚ King was passive and noneffective. To address the criticism‚ King made a link between poverty and discrimination

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    from Selma‚ Alabama to Montgomery‚ Alabama. Out the the three attempted marches‚ only one succeeded. In 1965‚ Martin Luther King helped African Americans get the right to vote. Martin Luther King stood up for what he believed in‚ what he believed was right‚ and he accomplished his goals. Due to his bravery‚ along with thousands of other marchers‚ African Americans have the right to vote. In September 1963‚ there was an explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The explosion

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    Martin Luther King Jr.‚ also called MLK‚ Reverend King‚ or Luther King‚ was an influential figure in during the 1900’s and in today’s society was known for his efforts during the Civil Rights Movement. During this time he became an American Baptist minister‚ and activist for combating racial inequality‚ and he was one of the most visible spokespersons and leaders during the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known among many individuals for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent

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    Civil Rights Research Paper The pursuit of racial equality after Word War 2 was a long and perilous journey. In the minds of most Americans‚ people of high influence or power were the vehicles that drove the civil rights movement forward from where it was started. Influential and popular characters like Martin Luther King‚ Thurgood Marshall‚ and Rosa Parks were constantly in the spotlight‚ for eliminating Jim Crow Laws‚ working towards desegregation of the education system‚ and standing for the

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    certain unalienable Rights…” Black people were suffering in almost silence until around 1955‚ when Dr Martin Luther King Jr‚ a Baptist Minister‚ began non-violent protests Martin Luther King Jr came from a line of Baptist ministers and was his father who thought that segregation was against GOD‚ some influence came from Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Benjamin Mays‚ the president of Morehouse college King met his wife‚ Coretta Scott‚ at Boston university‚ after college‚ he started his civil rights protests with

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    Luther King Jr. Would we be in the middle of an all out war right now? What would’ve happened if we hadn’t had his amazing influence to stand up for the equal rights of all people? We will never know because of his power and influence over civil rights. Michael Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929. He was born a middle child Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His older sister’s name is currently Christine King Farris. She is the only living sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He

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    Martin Luther King Jr‚ the voice of the famed Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century‚ because of his efforts to unify people from all ethnic backgrounds and walks of life in hopes to integrate American society and bring an end to racial unjustness against blacks. Martin‚ born January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ spent his early childhood on the streets of Sweet Auburn‚ a neighborhood that was home to some of the most affluent and prosperous African-Americans then. His mother‚ Alberta Williams King‚ was the

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    demonstrations for civil rights from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 was Martin Luther King Jr. King relied heavily on both his Christian faith and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi‚ in his approach to civil rights. His non-violent movement included Americans from all walks of life. King used the power of words to achieve his goals‚ other civil rights leaders used "the end justifies the means" including violence. He accomplished a great deal in the thirteen years he worked for civil rights and equality

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    The inception of Dante Alighieri’s trilogy‚ “The Divine Comedy‚” stirred thoughts and emotions in thousands of readers over the last hundreds of years. One aspect that makes this book so revered is the fact that each individual reader gains a different‚ and varied‚ interpretation of Dante’s work. Consequently‚ a wide spectrum of depictions‚ stemming from readers’ provoked feelings‚ now exist through artist’s visual representations of this book. A great example would be Ary Scheffer and Gustave Dore’s

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