Martin Luther King Jr. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”(brainyquotes.com) Human equality was not always a “thing” in the U.S there used to be slaves. After the Civil war, there was no slaves anymore after the union army won the war. this gave african americans a little bit more of freedom, but did not get equal rights. later in 1964 that all changed after Martin Luther King Came along. Before, he was a baptist minister and a educated african american.and people are always fighting for it.Some even die for it. Martin Luther King Jr. was a non-violent protester,he told
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His dream is human equality and civil peace. It is our duty and responsibility to make sure that his dream gets fulfilled and never get discouraged by anyone. In 1963, while at a protest in birmingham alabama, king was arrested and sent to jail because the court had ordered that he could not hold protests there but, Birmingham was already a hard place to live because everything was segregated from restaurants to churches to libraries! while in jail, King wrote the Letters from Birmingham. He said that "I am here because injustice is here, I would agree with Saint Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all.'"(americaslibrary.gov) Dr. King 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.” King’s whole life was all for the civil rights movement yet he never saw his dream come true in his lifetime. In 1964, the civil rights acts were established. This means that no matter what race you were, you were created equally. King shook hands with president Lyndon Johnson for this act. In the same year, the voting acts of 1964 were created. now we have equal rights and the right to
His dream is human equality and civil peace. It is our duty and responsibility to make sure that his dream gets fulfilled and never get discouraged by anyone. In 1963, while at a protest in birmingham alabama, king was arrested and sent to jail because the court had ordered that he could not hold protests there but, Birmingham was already a hard place to live because everything was segregated from restaurants to churches to libraries! while in jail, King wrote the Letters from Birmingham. He said that "I am here because injustice is here, I would agree with Saint Augustine that 'an unjust law is no law at all.'"(americaslibrary.gov) Dr. King 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.” King’s whole life was all for the civil rights movement yet he never saw his dream come true in his lifetime. In 1964, the civil rights acts were established. This means that no matter what race you were, you were created equally. King shook hands with president Lyndon Johnson for this act. In the same year, the voting acts of 1964 were created. now we have equal rights and the right to