Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an American Baptist minister. He is best known for being the leader of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) in the Southern states of the United States. He used nonviolent civil disobedience which was based on his Christian beliefs. He was also an activist‚ humanitarian and led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycotts. He was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which was the leading organization in the fight for Civil Rights. The Albany Movement was an
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Civil-Rights Leader 1929 - 1968 The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929 at his family home in Atlanta‚ Georgia
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“I HAVE A DREAM” by MARTIN LUTHER KING Martin Luther king was an afro-American born in Atlanta (1929). Most of his life was dedicated to the struggle against races discrimination. We can define Martin Luther King as a pacifist who fought for peace and the equality of the human rights‚ a dreamer who fight for a better world and an apostle of justice. During the 1950s and 1960s he dedicated the most time of his life to abolish the differences between whites and blacks; this is to say‚ to end up with
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The essays by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ “Letters From Birmingham Jail” and Henry David Thoreau‚ “Civil Disobedience” show how one can be a civil person and protest against unfair‚ unjust laws forced upon them. Both authors are very persuasive in their letter writings. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. write about the injustice of government laws‚ of right and wrong‚ and one’s moral and upstanding conscience of a human being. Martin Luther King Jr. is a religious‚ peaceful man who uses
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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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Thomas Jefferson vs. Martin Luther King Jr. Thomas Jefferson was born in April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He is known as Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd president of the United States. He was a farmer and became a lawyer in 1776. He had served as president for two terms 1801-1809; served as vice president‚ secretary of state‚ congressman‚ governor of Virginia‚ and minister to France; he was the founder of the University of Virginia; he also served as president of the American
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I have a dream that one day my four little children will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. His most famous speech was delivered in Washington DC on August the 28‚ 1963. Presently there are more than 730 U.S. cities that have streets named after King. Martin was born in Atlanta‚ which is the capitol and one of the most populated cities in the U.S. state of Georgia. Martin Luther King was killed by a sniper ’s bullet on April 4th‚ 1968. King
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The way of Martin Luther King Martin is a great person who lead African Americans to achieve the civil right among all people. Why Matin Luther King want get the beneficent of civil right among all people? What is civil right? In my opinion‚ civil right is the right given by the law so that all citizens ships can enjoy equally. Otherwise‚ the opponent of civil right is called discrimination. People could discriminate people among races. People could discriminate people because of disease or
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Martin Luther King Biography : “Martin Luther King was a great American who worked for civil rights [->0]in the United States[->1] in the 1950s and 60s. He fought for the rights of African Americans[->2] and many people‚ blacks as well as whites‚ supported him. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize[->3]. King was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He had a brother‚ Alfred and a sister‚ Christine. Both his father and grandfather were ministers. His mother was a school teacher
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Dominguez English III – AP Alanis October 4‚ 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. and Segregation The Civil Rights Movement during the 1960’s led to many Americans changing their view of each other. Martin Luther King Jr. elaborately described how many Americans felt about segregation through the use of figurative language‚ details‚ imagery‚ and all the appeals of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos in his speech “I Have a Dream”. First Martin L. King illustrates his dream with explicit use of literary
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