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    Martin Luther King Jr- He began his career as a baptist preacher . He dedicated his life to achieving equality and justice for all Americans of all colors. King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change. King was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi´s success with non-violent activism . on December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks ‚ an afrikan American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man . here is when the Montgomery bus boycott

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    Good morning/ afternoon‚ The quote I am talking about with you today was made from a man called Martin Luther King Jr who was the leader for the African-American Civil Rights Movement in America. He is best known for the non violent way he protested‚ this was based on his Christian beliefs. He is mainly known worldwide for his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for taking a nonviolent approach to racial inequality. This specific quote came

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    Earlier in this video martin Luther King Jr had talked about the first amendment and he quote “somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for rights.” He had expressed freedom of assembly by assembling people to the temple building in Memphis to talk about equal wages for the sanitary workers. He had expressed the freedom of speech by speaking

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    rising tide of civil rights agitation produced a strong effect on public opinion. Many people in cities not experiencing racial tension began to question the nation’s Jim Crow laws and the near century second class treatment of African-American citizens. This resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizing the federal government to enforce desegregation of public accommodations and outlawing discrimination in publicly owned facilities. This also led to Martin Luther King receiving

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    Biography Of Martin Luther King Jr. Kerry Frazier Tennessee State University Biography: Martin Luther King Jr. Name of student: Course name: Name of instructor: Date of submission:   Introduction Martin Luther King Jr. lived in the United States of America from January 15 1929 until he met his untimely death through a tragic assassination. He is greatly reminisced among the black echelons as well as the American citizens with his legacy remaining

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    Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Patriot Nearly three centuries ago‚ African slaves were brought to the New World and put into slavery. They were treated more cruelly in the United States than in any other country that had ever practiced slavery‚ and ever since its prohibition‚ African-Americans have fought oppression. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ would aid immensely in this fight. He was born in Atlanta Georgia in 1929. His father‚ Martin Luther King Sr. Was a Baptist minister and also preached for

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    In this essay I will be talking about the theme injustice which shows in three books. The books that I will be writing over are I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Shakespeare’s Sister by Woolf‚ and The Problem That Has No Name by Friedan. I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. this speech was in Washington D.C on August 28‚ 1963. This speech had to do with the injustice of the african americans. He had a dream that there would be equality in the USA for african americans. Shakespeare’s Sister

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    As one of the leading civil rights activists during the 1960s USA‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. 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 life‚ King had to experience violence from opposing parties such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ but he reacted with calmness‚ still emphasizing

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    Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. However‚ his birth name was Michael King. He was a middle child‚ between an older sister‚ Willie Christine King‚ and a younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta‚ King attended Booker T. Washington High School. A precocious student‚ he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grades and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. In 1948‚ he graduated from

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    demonstrations and also called him an outsider and troublemaker. Chronological and Topical Scope: Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and imprisoned for participating in these nonviolent demonstrations. Thesis and Main Points: In the letter Martin Luther King Jr.’s says‚ “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.” His thesis is that there is injustice and injustice has seized the civil rights movement. Because of these injustices he is in the Birmingham City Jail. In his main points he explains

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