Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everyone who has come to live in the U.S. has been given equal rights, this is possible due to the protest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. MLK led nonviolent protest, and put his well being at risk (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The United States is called the boiling pot of the world, where cultures from all around the world have come to live. The U.S. hasn't always been full of justice, it has come a long way. People of color used to be put on a lower level than whites. Many U.S. citizens knew this was wrong but no one dared to speak against it for fear of being an outcast to society, or to possibly be harmed (History, MLK Jr.Videos). Dr. King was brave enough to stand up and protest against the wrongdoings that
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lead nonviolent protest in peace, but peace did not come back to him, MLK put his well being at risk. While leading the Montgomery bus boycott Martin Luther King was selfless. He was arrested and his house was even bombed, but he continued on in protest against what he knew was unjust (Nobelprize, MLK Jr.). Then on another occasion on a flight from Atlanta to Memphis, there was a threat of a bomb on the plane he was going to board, and the flight had to be delayed till all baggage was looked through (Hancock, The Targeting of MLK Jr.). Aside from bomb threats there were also threats of him getting shot by the White Knights of the KKK nearly everywhere he traveled (Hancock, The Targeting of MLK Jr.). These are just a few out of hundreds of threats that were made against Martin Luther King’s life (Hancock, The Targeting of MLK Jr.). King continued on even though he was in danger. In his very last speech to the world he proclaimed, "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land." (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The day after that on April 4,1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing outside on the balcony of Lorraine Motel, and was assassinated (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The killer, James Earl Ray, was on the run for two months, the manhunt for him was international, he was sentenced to 99 years in prison (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The loss of MLK was one that the country would never forget, he carried peoples hopes and made changes when no one else could. He devoted his life for a cause he believed
lead nonviolent protest in peace, but peace did not come back to him, MLK put his well being at risk. While leading the Montgomery bus boycott Martin Luther King was selfless. He was arrested and his house was even bombed, but he continued on in protest against what he knew was unjust (Nobelprize, MLK Jr.). Then on another occasion on a flight from Atlanta to Memphis, there was a threat of a bomb on the plane he was going to board, and the flight had to be delayed till all baggage was looked through (Hancock, The Targeting of MLK Jr.). Aside from bomb threats there were also threats of him getting shot by the White Knights of the KKK nearly everywhere he traveled (Hancock, The Targeting of MLK Jr.). These are just a few out of hundreds of threats that were made against Martin Luther King’s life (Hancock, The Targeting of MLK Jr.). King continued on even though he was in danger. In his very last speech to the world he proclaimed, "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land." (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The day after that on April 4,1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing outside on the balcony of Lorraine Motel, and was assassinated (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The killer, James Earl Ray, was on the run for two months, the manhunt for him was international, he was sentenced to 99 years in prison (Bio Editors, MLK Jr. Biography). The loss of MLK was one that the country would never forget, he carried peoples hopes and made changes when no one else could. He devoted his life for a cause he believed