Dr. King Civil Rights Movement Shelita Porter Everest University ENC1101 Composition I August 10‚ 2013 Topic: Dr. King Civil Rights Movement Thesis Statement: Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t like the racism that was happening to African American’s so he took action by organizing boycotts‚ and by writing speeches‚ including the “I Have a Dream” speech. He is an example of a turning point because he changed how African American people were treated. 1. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.
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white girls as sisters and brothers.” Because of the color of his skin‚ Martin Luther King Jr. could no longer play with his friend which motivated him to change the laws against African-Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in a time when black and white people were not treated equally. As a young boy‚ King became banned from playing with his friend just because he had a different skin color. This encouraged King to stand up against these laws in a peaceful way and to make sure that people
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Doctor Martin Luther King Junior’s “I have a Dream” speech in August of 1963‚ was a speech in which Martin Luther King Jr used his powerful voice to tell America about discrimination. Dr. King used his loud but calm voice in his wonderful speech. By speaking loud and clear Martin Luther King Jr affected people’s point of view on discrimination. Dr. King motivated people by speaking in a nice calm tone. During the speech‚ he would talk for a short bit and then he would pause for about two seconds
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. The Great Communicator Dr Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on Tuesday ‚ January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta Georgia (Nobel Prize). Both his father and grandfather were baptist preachers who have been actively involved in the civil rights movement. (Nobel Prize). Watching his father and grand father preach and being key speakers for aposing racism ‚ this laid the gound work for Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. to be one of the greatest communicators and people of all time. Dr. Kings
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creed: - ’We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal.” quoted by Martin Luther King Jr.( www.GoodReads.com) Martin Luther King Jr. was becoming an inspiration to many families‚ businessmen by just speaking his mind and soon people understood where he was coming from. Martin Luther King Jr. was apart of many‚ things‚ but one was the Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world‚ such as
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Martin Luther King JR. and Abraham Lincoln were heros for the blacks and slaves and will go down in history .Both are very known for addressing the racism of the United States Of America . Both of these men protested and spoke about racism‚ Martin Luther King JR. fought for blacks to be equal with whites and other races and Abraham Lincoln talked for slaves to be freed from the union and their slave owners . They both wanted to succeed in very similar goals to help blacks and slaves. Martin
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and an important part of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King was a Baptist Minister and a social activist. He was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia at their family home. He was the second child of Martin Luther King‚ Sr. and Alberta Williams King (The King Center‚ About Dr. King). Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott King‚ together they had four children. Dr. King’s goal as an activist was to try and achieve equality for African Americans
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the content of the character” -Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only spoke with a purpose but also with a unique style. He was a very respected motivational leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Throughout his life he motivated a lot of people to do what is right and to make a change. He treated everyone with respect and his unique personality consisted of every good characteristic of a great outspoken leader. Martin Luther King Jr. made an enormous impact on
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I will be comparing Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler. In their differences and now they are alike. They are both very different people‚ but also had an extreme impact on the world‚ positively as well as negatively. Martin Luther King was a well educated african american male who dreamed of a world where everyone no matter the color of their skin would live in harmony. His speech influenced the world more than he could have ever dreamed‚ Even to this day after his passing his speech still rings
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I choose the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr because I feel people don’t really comprehend why he was killed and his assassination was undeniably unjust. Dr. King was one of the most influential leaders of all time‚ He Was a outstanding person who stood for the rights of African Americans and believe in non-violent tactics in doing so. May I also add he was an amazing father. Dr. King stood for equality and wanted to end the nightmare of segregation and finally have African Americans rights
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