Martin Luther King Jr. was born on in Atlanta on January 15,1929, he was raised in a really religious home and family, he followed his father's footsteps, by Dr.King being able to become a minister pastor in a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama. As martin Luther king grew he had experiences with discrimination by having white and colored people …show more content…
didn’t stop there he was able to go around the world and talking to people about his lectures on non violent protest and the civil rights.In that year he was able to gather with some of his civil right and religiouse groups to start the planning of the” March on Washington” This March made a huge impact in the people whoe where present as well as the ones who have seeing it, he gave out his most famouse speech know as “I Have a Dream” wich pointed out a spirited for equality as well as peace among the people ,”Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial–a monument to the president who a century earlier had brought down the institution of slavery in the United States—he shared his vision of a 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.'”Martin Luther King Jr. - Black History - …show more content…
on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 April 1968).In the months before his assassination Dr.king had a concern about the poor people and the economic inequality so he did a stand he created a campaign to protest against the poorly treated of african american sanitation