Martin Luther King Jr.: Standing Up For Others

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Erikkah Jackson Grey Wolves 2/25/18 Standing Up For Others Standing up for others is difficult, yet it is worth whatever sacrifice you may endure. Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for thousands of people. Mistreatment of others should never go unnoticed. A few forms of standing up for others are to give a voice for others, to protect others, and to support others. Martin Luther King said these famous words, “We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. “Martin Luther was the peoples’ voice who lived in silence. The ones living in silence are terrified to speak up for what’s right. By his actions he accomplished the defeat against enemies. The enemies were cruel by treating people of difference

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