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    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.. DIOR HUGHES GRADE 5 ROOM 38 This essay is about a man who took pride into his people.Also this man did not take part in violence because he was modest and strong.This man is a african-american.Also he likes to have fun just like us.This man is Martin luther king jr. The all known Martin luther king jr. was born in Atlanta‚GA on january 15‚1929.When Martin luther king jr. was born his family live in a nice sized house.As he grew he shared a home with Martin luther king

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    powerful positions in the growing Civil Rights Movement‚ and helped him gain the confidence of black southerners ready to involve themselves in the struggle. The Bus Boycott is a famous occurrence even to this day‚ After Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks got into incidents involving

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    Education‚ which overturned desegregated schools across the nation. Schools‚ especially in the South‚ were slow to comply‚ and often attempts to register black students broke out in violence. Meanwhile‚ in 1955 in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ a seamstress named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man in December 1955 and sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ a successful protest that took over a year and ended with the Supreme-Court-ordered desegregation of Montgomery buses. The boycott also brought

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    Martin Luther King Jr. : an Inspirational Hero Martin Luther King Jr. once said “ In the recesses of my heart‚ I am fundamentally‚ a clergyman‚ a Baptist preacher.” During a time of inequality and a time of need‚ Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader‚ a regional sign of hope‚ strength‚ and courage. People all around him looked to him as a leader‚ someone that would help change the way people looked at colored skin forever. King was not liked because he stood up and said that he didn’t like the

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    Born in 1929 Georgia‚ Dr. King was exceptionally gifted. His intellect and strong academic performance allowed him to skip two grades of high school (MLK Timeline) and begin college at the age of 15. King graduated from Morehouse College and began studies at the Crozer Theological Seminary‚ becoming an ordained Baptist minister at the age of 19. Receiving his Doctorate in Philosophy and Systematic Theology from Boston University‚ Dr. King’s educational and spiritual background had well prepared

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    when Montgomery’s black leaders‚ including Jo Ann Robinson‚ E.D. Nixon‚ and Ralph Abernathy formed the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to protest the arrest of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)official Rosa Park in December 5th 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man‚ they selected King to head the new group. In his role as the primary spokesman of the year-long Montgomery bus boycott‚ King utilized the leadership abilities which he had

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    Fredrick Douglas have been if he had not taken a stand and fought to abolish slavery . Truth is they would have been nothing‚ nothing but a sad‚ hopeless person holding in what was meant to set them free. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ Fredrick Douglas‚ Rosa Parks‚ Ida B. Wells-Barnett .. all these men and women have something in common they all are fearless‚ they hold a great level of confidence in themselves. Because of their confidence they have made history‚ and made the day brighter for many generations

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    the legendary Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. King was a very strong man to the black community for multiple reasons. He supported the black community through the racism and segregation. He had encouraged associates such as Malcolm X‚ Mohammad Ali‚ and Rosa parks. This will be my essay on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. King was born January 15‚1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia as Michael king‚ but later on his father had changed his name in honor of a German reformer named Martin Luther. Growing up‚ Martin

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    The Path to Dedication “The price of success is hard work‚ dedication to the job at hand‚ and the determination that whether we win or lose‚ we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” -Vince Lombardi. This man‚ not only a dedicated man to the green pig skin field‚ but a man that cared and dedicated everything to his players. America the brave‚ we must say‚ and all the dedication at hand that got us here. The emotionally pulling words that go under us and lift the hair on our arms

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    What defines a good citizen? Some individuals believe that it is being a Good Samaritan is being a good citizen. Others believe that campaigning and voting for a certain candidate is what makes a good citizen. Education would often appear on a list on how to define an upstanding citizen. These actions that would appear on a list do not necessarily define if an individual is an exemplary citizen. These are all good traits that support the fundamental principles of the United Sates. Often‚ traits like

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