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    Wu Professor Davis English 1A Martin Luther King Jr.‚ reverend and civil rights leader‚ was jailed after leading a major protest against unfair hiring practices in Birmingham‚ Alabama. King was serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was requested by a fellow affiliate‚ The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights‚ to participate and "engage in [what they called] a nonviolent direct-action program"(164). As King and his affiliates joined together to organize

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    goals of the American Civil Rights movement was to give all people‚ regardless of race‚ equal rights. In the United States‚ civil rights are supposed to be for all people. Throughout history‚ people have had to fight for their rights when others tried to deny them. Today‚ all people enjoy the benefits of civil rights advocates. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most important civil rights leaders and because of him‚ there are equal rights today. Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by numerous

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    Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who left a legacy behind with numerous of speeches‚ dedication to equality‚ and a determination to unite our citizens. In Atlanta Georgia‚ 1929‚ Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King gave birth to a legend Michael “MartinLuther King Jr. On January 15. Born after Willie and before Alfred‚ Martin was active within his surroundings which included following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a church going young man

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    During the 1960s there was 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

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    Civil disobedience: conscientious and public opposition of law or government demands to influence legislation of government policy. Coined by the renowned Henry David Thoreau and built upon the freedoms of speech‚ press‚ and assembly‚ civil disobedience is used worldwide by citizens to voice themselves to the government. Breaches of law have not only been prominent in Thoreau’s era‚ Martin Luther King Jr.’s era‚ but now‚ in current opposition against President Trump’s inauguration. As with every

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    As A result of Martin Luther King Jr.’s activism‚ oratory skills‚ courage‚ dedication and imagination‚ he became the perfect icon in the Civil Rights movement among African-American. On April 4‚ 1968 king was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine motel in Memphis. There was assassinations and racisms taking place. First John F. Kennedy was assassinated along with his brother‚ then later on Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Also in 1968 Sanitation workers strikes

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    The Civil Rights movement in the 60’s was the most significant towards the equality of people. Martin Luther King brought on many great things during the civil rights era. Many hate groups were created and there were also a few that we proceeded to be‚”non violent”. Martin Luther King was a hero in the civil rights movement; he helped lead the bus boycott in 1955 and was directed leader of the movement in 1960. The first thing I noticed about Dr. King was his many accomplishments in the Civil Rights

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    How important was Martin Luther King to the success of the civil rights movement? ‘Nothing mattered more to king than being an outstanding preacher. Martin Luther King had an exceptional personal some state. He was a very proud and an outspoken man. He had been ‘conditioned’ from the mere age of nine and ordained in a black church for later life purposes (1). At a young age racism surrounded him and was affected first hand. He was abused by a white mill owner purely on the colour of his skin. He

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    Michael Luther King Jr‚ known as Dr.Martin Luther King Jr‚ was a genius spokesperson and played a huge role in the civil rights movement of the United States. MLK Jr. made revolutionary changes to the world in the Mid-1950’s until he was assassinated in 1968. For example; he spoke out for what he believed in and for what he thought should happen involving the segregation of African Americans all around the world. In that time period most black men and women were not allowed to speak their mind without

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    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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