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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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    Braian Osorio 4/20/12 Pd. 3 Martin Luther king‚ Jr and Malcolm X.Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different environments. King was raised in a middle-class family where education was important‚ and Malcolm X came from a family of low class He was a self-taught man who received little schooling and became who he is on his own. Martin Luther King was born into a good family. Despite segregation‚ Martin Luther King’s parents tried everything so that he could be and happy.

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    Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Martin Luther King Jr. once said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character”. What would happen in the world if people were judged by what is on the inside and not what you see? People would have to take the time to get to know people before they could conclude anything about them‚ and maybe if compassion

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    Martin Luther King Jr. According to Martin Luther King Jr‚ “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”. Martin Luther King Jr. is a very inspirational man who changed the world because of one speech! Martin Luther King Jr. is my role model. He has a lot of courage and leadership to do what he has done! Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He has one brother and one sister.Growing up in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X were complete opposites when it came to their beliefs of what needed to be done in order to be taken serious. Malcolm X was known for his belief of “by any means necessary” where Martin Luther King‚ Jr. believed in non-violence. Both men were concerned with different issues during the Civil Rights movement. Malcolm X was a charismatic leader for the Nation of Islam who encouraged “black identity

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    “Literacy behind Bars” “Literacy behind Bars is a narrative that is taken from “The Auto-biography of Malcom X.” In it‚ he explains how being incarcerated gave him the oppritunity to expand his vocabulary and help foster his love for reading. Like many people in prison‚ he spent time reading books‚ the issue was that many of the words in the books he did not understand. He decided to expand his vocabulary and each day copied a page from the dictionary by hand and then read it aloud to himself. By

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    History To what extent was Martian Luther King the most significant civil rights leader in the period between 1865-1992? It can be said that between this time of 1865-1992 MLK was a very significant civil rights leader‚ and in fact was the most important to the civil rights movement in this time. However there were many other leaders at the time that help progress blacks rights in the US at the time such as Booker T Washington‚ W E B DuBois‚ Ida B Wells‚ Malcolm X and many others‚ who all took apart

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    How significant was Martin Luther King’s (MLK’s) contribution to the civil rights movement in the years 1956-68? In the following essay I will discuss some of Milk’s contributions and limitations (where developments were made in his absence‚ or where his presence contributed very little)‚ to advances in the civil rights movement‚ and will conclude if he was as significant as he is usually credited. King’s contributions to the movement between 1956- 61 were non-existent‚ it seemed as though he couldn’t

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a profound influence on black culture. Although his life was sadly cut short‚ decade’s later America still celebrates him every year and his teachings live on through the lesson plans now built into our educational systems. However‚ black culture as we see it today was built on the ideals‚ perspectives‚ and minds of a multitude of different leaders. Take for instance‚ James Brown‚ the founding father of funk and one of the greatest civil rights activists Marcom X. While

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Fiction Essay Dreams are what keep people motivated. They drive people to work hard and continue pushing. Dreams are what lead to put into action. Dreams are necessary in the world and always will be because nothing ever will be perfect‚ something is always going to be unfair to some group. However‚ a lot of the time dreams are shot down and that is just part of the process. That is why change is not easy to accomplish. That is why it takes someone or something of great

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