Macey Williams
Research Paper
Mrs. Vaden
3/27 /17
Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader because he motivated others to take action and used non-violence as a method for change. Throughout his leadership, Martin has made several speeches, accomplished many of his goals, and inspired other people to make in the world. Martin is a person who changed the world and never gave up on his beliefs. On the third Monday of January, people celebrate what he has done to change the world by learning about him, going to places dedicated to him, and sharing his accomplishments. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. His parent’s names were Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., and Alberta Williams King, …show more content…
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus and was arrested. Activists coordinated a bus boycott that continued for 381 days placing a strain on public transit system and downtown business owners. They chose Martin Luther King Jr. as the protest’s leader and official spokesman. By the time the Supreme Court ruled segregated seating on public buses in November 1956, Martin had become a target for white supremacists, who firebombed his family home in that January. Inspired by the boycott’s success, in 1957 he and other civil rights activists, most of them fellow ministers, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (also known as SCLC), a group committed to achieving full equality for African Americans through nonviolence. The SCLC’s motto was “Not one hair of one head of one person should be harmed.” Martin would remain at the helm of this influential organization until his …show more content…
This march was held on August 28. Some 200,000 to 300,000 people attended this event. Martin gave the “I Have a Dream” speech here. The speech is what many call a spiritual call for peace and equality. Martin stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his vision of this future in which “this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'” The March on Washington is regarded as a huge milestone in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement and was factor in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Between the years of 1957 and 1958, Martin traveled over 6 million miles and spoke over 2,500 times. He appeared wherever there was injustice, began to protest, and took action. He also wrote 5 books during that time and many influential
Research Paper
Mrs. Vaden
3/27 /17
Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader because he motivated others to take action and used non-violence as a method for change. Throughout his leadership, Martin has made several speeches, accomplished many of his goals, and inspired other people to make in the world. Martin is a person who changed the world and never gave up on his beliefs. On the third Monday of January, people celebrate what he has done to change the world by learning about him, going to places dedicated to him, and sharing his accomplishments. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. His parent’s names were Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., and Alberta Williams King, …show more content…
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus and was arrested. Activists coordinated a bus boycott that continued for 381 days placing a strain on public transit system and downtown business owners. They chose Martin Luther King Jr. as the protest’s leader and official spokesman. By the time the Supreme Court ruled segregated seating on public buses in November 1956, Martin had become a target for white supremacists, who firebombed his family home in that January. Inspired by the boycott’s success, in 1957 he and other civil rights activists, most of them fellow ministers, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (also known as SCLC), a group committed to achieving full equality for African Americans through nonviolence. The SCLC’s motto was “Not one hair of one head of one person should be harmed.” Martin would remain at the helm of this influential organization until his …show more content…
This march was held on August 28. Some 200,000 to 300,000 people attended this event. Martin gave the “I Have a Dream” speech here. The speech is what many call a spiritual call for peace and equality. Martin stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his vision of this future in which “this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'” The March on Washington is regarded as a huge milestone in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement and was factor in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Between the years of 1957 and 1958, Martin traveled over 6 million miles and spoke over 2,500 times. He appeared wherever there was injustice, began to protest, and took action. He also wrote 5 books during that time and many influential