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    Martin Luther King Jr. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase” Good afternoon teachers and fellow students‚ A passionate leader‚ a world renown civil rights activist‚ a man who changed America. This was Martin Luther King. King was born into the home of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King in Atlanta‚ Georgia on the 15th January 1929. Born originally as Michael King Jr. King adopted the name Martin Luther in honour of the German Protestant leader. He

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    people are against. I think people should have a say on what’s right without involving violent issues. For example‚ you know Rosa Parks‚ well she stood up for what she believed in‚ and she made a big difference in this world. What about MLK (Martin Luther King Jr) he helped with the Civil Rights Movement. There are many more where that came from‚ but all these people accomplished something to help the world

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    Martin Luther King Ariunsaikhan Batkhuyag Slavery in the United States was abolished in 1865 with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the states constitution‚ but little has been done in order to give black people real rights. Adoption of the "Black Codes" in the southern states‚ instead of saying the political rights of former slaves‚ has led to the fact that they were away from the political life of the country. Segregation as a form of racial discrimination

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    Martin Luther King once said “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”. Alike several others in this world Martin saw the potential each and every person in the world carried. But instead of sitting around he acted on this potential. He saw that he could make a difference in this world‚ achieve his hopes and dreams of a better future‚ and he took that opportunity. Unlike Martin Luther King many people in today’s society don’t act on their opportunities. Rather we

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    Martin Luther In 1517‚ German monk Martin Luther cited his grievances as he nailed the 95 Theses to the wall of the church in Wittenberg. Luther’s complaints centered around his disapproval of the selling of indulgences‚ as the clergy asked for gifts and money in exchange for the remission of one’s sins and to lessen one’s suffering in purgatory or even the chance of eternal life. The citing of these grievances is believed to have begun the Protestant Reformation‚ with the intention of recreating

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    Speech”. The point is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. does not try to appeal to people’s logical side. Minorities wanted the conflict to end. King is willing to take the fight to his grave. He protests even though he knows he will go to jail. He brought nonviolent conflict resolution to the United States of America‚ he fought for what was right. He talks about history in terms that everyone will have an emotional response‚ especially those who are protesting. King is using decades of trained skills

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    As one of the leading civil rights activists during the 1960s USA‚ Martin Luther KingJr. spent all his life striving to achieve civil rights for the Black Americans. Starting his role of leadership during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ King won support from both the blacks and the whites through his non-violent tactics which were influenced by Gandhi. Throughout his lifeKing had to experience violence from opposing parties such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ but he reacted with calmness‚ still emphasizing

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    Cornell Notes Name__Tara LeClair___________________ Topic: Martin Luther “I Have A Dream” Points to Remember | ** Notes ** | | National creed--“We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are | •He didn’t want people judged | created equal.” | by the color of their skin‚ but | | by their character. | Speech was given on August 28th‚ 1963. | | | | He believed true freedom was people being treated equal. Blacks and | | Whites being afforded the same privileges

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    Martin Luther King Jr.: A Civil Rights Activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential person to the civil rights movement who made some of the greatest contributions to end legal segregation‚ thus changing society for the better. He was one of the most respected African Americans during the civil rights movement. He did not want anyone to be discriminated against because of their race or their skin color. He set his ground when it came to fulfilling his dream. Although he faced many

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    According to the Dictionary Online (2013)‚ “Injustice is the violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” Martin Luther King Jr. defined an unjust law in the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)‚ “An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality

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