Not being able to enter certain places, dreaming of a life that other people have, forced to give up your seat. Activists like Rosa Parks, Malcolm X. and Martin Luther King Jr. were part of the civil rights movement. Through 1954 and 1968, Dr. King was one of the many people who wanted to secure civil rights for African Americans. He participated in marches, and gave speeches. Martin Luther King Jr. did many thing to change peoples rights. Dr. King has been in many marches, and has led them too. In the year 1963 he participated in the “March On Washington.” This march was for jobs and freedom, and took place on the Lincoln Memorial. Twenty-five hundred thousand people attended, and this march led to Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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speech, their friend would most likely respond with “I Have a Dream” speech. Although their friend is correct, Martin Luther King Jr. also declaimed other speeches as well. His famous “I Have a Dream” speech was after the “March on Washington” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The draft for this speech was finished after midnight, and twenty-five hundred thousand people arrived. Martin Luther King Jr. was the last person to speak that day, and he was supposed to speak for six minutes but instead spoke for seventeen minutes. Another speech of Dr. King was “Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break A Silence” where he spoke in front of 3,000 people in the year 1967. It was the end of the Vietnam war, and Dr. King bestowed the speech in New York at the Riverside Church. He even criticized the government insisting it was “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” Dr. King was convinced that the nation’s struggle with racism and poverty were inextricably linked with the war. “Our God is Marching On” is another speech Martin Luther King Jr. conveyed. He gave this speech on the steps of Alabama State Capitol on March 25, 1965. “Our God is Marching On” marked the end of the “Selma to Montgomery March,” and celebrated the first phase of accomplishing the civil rights movement. The main point of “Our God is Marching On” was to manifest to people that they made it through the bad things, and the …show more content…
did many things to change rights, he left an impact on the world after his assassination. He was shot in the head at his hotel, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Dr. King achieved many things and that includes his achievement in social change, the end to racial segregation and discrimination, and he established equality among all races. He gained respect of many political leaders, and Dr. King was the most important voice in the civil rights movement. On the 21st of January businesses close to honor Dr. King, and that day challenges people to undertake services in their communities. The words of Martin Luther King Jr. also inspired many people who seek injustice, to change them. Dr. King used non-violent methods, and was a predominant leader. From being threatened to speaking in front of many people, Martin Luther King Jr. did many inspirable things. He did what he could to change civil rights for African Americans who did not have the rights that bulk people have. Martin Luther King Jr. himself was an African American, and received much hate for doing the exemplary thing. Along with other people, he changed the rights for his family, friends, and other African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was an adherent person who changed the world even after his
speech, their friend would most likely respond with “I Have a Dream” speech. Although their friend is correct, Martin Luther King Jr. also declaimed other speeches as well. His famous “I Have a Dream” speech was after the “March on Washington” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The draft for this speech was finished after midnight, and twenty-five hundred thousand people arrived. Martin Luther King Jr. was the last person to speak that day, and he was supposed to speak for six minutes but instead spoke for seventeen minutes. Another speech of Dr. King was “Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break A Silence” where he spoke in front of 3,000 people in the year 1967. It was the end of the Vietnam war, and Dr. King bestowed the speech in New York at the Riverside Church. He even criticized the government insisting it was “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” Dr. King was convinced that the nation’s struggle with racism and poverty were inextricably linked with the war. “Our God is Marching On” is another speech Martin Luther King Jr. conveyed. He gave this speech on the steps of Alabama State Capitol on March 25, 1965. “Our God is Marching On” marked the end of the “Selma to Montgomery March,” and celebrated the first phase of accomplishing the civil rights movement. The main point of “Our God is Marching On” was to manifest to people that they made it through the bad things, and the …show more content…
did many things to change rights, he left an impact on the world after his assassination. He was shot in the head at his hotel, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Dr. King achieved many things and that includes his achievement in social change, the end to racial segregation and discrimination, and he established equality among all races. He gained respect of many political leaders, and Dr. King was the most important voice in the civil rights movement. On the 21st of January businesses close to honor Dr. King, and that day challenges people to undertake services in their communities. The words of Martin Luther King Jr. also inspired many people who seek injustice, to change them. Dr. King used non-violent methods, and was a predominant leader. From being threatened to speaking in front of many people, Martin Luther King Jr. did many inspirable things. He did what he could to change civil rights for African Americans who did not have the rights that bulk people have. Martin Luther King Jr. himself was an African American, and received much hate for doing the exemplary thing. Along with other people, he changed the rights for his family, friends, and other African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was an adherent person who changed the world even after his