Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950’s until his death in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968, and he is continued to be remembered as one of the most lauded African- American leaders in history from the speech he gave in 1963 called, “I Have A Dream”.Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in a secure and loving environment. In his speech he calls for an end in racism in the United States.
White people and black people were separated from each other. They had to drink from different water fountains they were educated separately, the white people had to sit in the front of the bus and the black people had to sit in the back with no choice. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech was to call for an end in racism and slavery. In Martin Luther King Jr’s speech he said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” this means that Martin Luther King Jr. would not want his four children to be judged by the color of their skin but how …show more content…
Rosa Parks looked straight at him and said: "No." Flustered, and not quite sure what to do, Blake retorted, "Well, I'm going to have you arrested." And Parks, still sitting next to the window, replied softly, "You may do that."
After Parks refused to move, she got arrested and was fined $10. Another Negro refused to give up her seat and was also arrested. Because of all the unfairness, people started walking to their destinations instead of taking the bus because what they did to the African American People was unfair. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech on August 28th, 1963 on the steps of Washington D.C, Lincoln Memorial during the march on Washington for jobs and
White people and black people were separated from each other. They had to drink from different water fountains they were educated separately, the white people had to sit in the front of the bus and the black people had to sit in the back with no choice. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech was to call for an end in racism and slavery. In Martin Luther King Jr’s speech he said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” this means that Martin Luther King Jr. would not want his four children to be judged by the color of their skin but how …show more content…
Rosa Parks looked straight at him and said: "No." Flustered, and not quite sure what to do, Blake retorted, "Well, I'm going to have you arrested." And Parks, still sitting next to the window, replied softly, "You may do that."
After Parks refused to move, she got arrested and was fined $10. Another Negro refused to give up her seat and was also arrested. Because of all the unfairness, people started walking to their destinations instead of taking the bus because what they did to the African American People was unfair. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech on August 28th, 1963 on the steps of Washington D.C, Lincoln Memorial during the march on Washington for jobs and