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    were displeased with their current suffering of poverty. The other main audience was the black community in Memphis. Their involvement was needed to protest for more equality for these sanitation workers. Dr. King had described the state of the nation to be sick and confused. He believed…

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    traits do you think about when you hear the name Martin Luther King Jr.? Martin Luther King Jr. was always strong. He had strengths and had perseverance. If Dr. King did not follow these traits, we would not be equal right now. Martin Luther King Jr. had to use his character traits to make his speeches. Dr.King helped us to be nice to each other and to treat each other equal. Dr.King made different speeches for different things. Martin Luther King Jr. Was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929.…

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    front of a crowd of people well Martin Luther King Jr was that person who inspired others gave them hope that there would be equality in his well known speech called “ I have a dream “ . Martin Luther King Jr was a an american baptist minister and activist who became a spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement . The speaker who produced this speech was Martin Luther King Jr . He was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta , Georgia U.S . Martin Luther…

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    Martin Luther King Jr, one of the biggest impacts the world has ever had on racism said in one of his speeches, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr just wanted peace and equality in the world and by doing so he came up with these inspirational quotes that a lot of people live by today. In the story black and white by David Macaulay peace and equality isn't really the case when Marcus and Eddie, two…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. a excellent leader, with his influential speeches and vision, that no matter what race a person was he believe that everyone had the oblication to have the same opportunities and rights.He was able to make a significant turn in our society by being involved in the civil rights movement, by being able to change the country and the world for the better, a noticeable way. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on in Atlanta on January 15,1929, he was raised in a really religious…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and President Franklin Roosevelt have an alike mindset on human rights. Martin Luther King Jr. wants to end prejudice against blacks, while President Franklin Roosevelt is set on equality within all human rights. Martin Luther King Jr. states that he is "seeking for all around peace and brotherhood." Along with Martin Luther King Jr., President Roosevelt points out that "world order, which we seek, is the cooperation of free countries working together in a friendly,…

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    A man by the name Martin Luther King Jr. was a very powerful speaker and lead millions in standing up for themselves"I have a dream..." One of the most famous lines ever delivered by Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was a very influential civil rights activist, and delivered inspiring speeches. The most quoted and inspirational of these is "I Have A Dream." This…

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    The American Yawp vaguely describes this incident with little detail. Protestors demanded civil rights legislation, school integration, raises in minimum wage, and much more. Martin Luther King, Jr 's “I Have a Dream” speech is heard on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Kennedy is said to have offered support for a civil rights bill, but it stalled in Congress. Shortly after, he is assassinated and killed. In the second book of March…

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    divided by color, white being treated as the supreme and colored being treated as the inferior, a Baptist minister from Atlanta, Georgia named Michael Luther king jr., arose fighting for the civil rights and freedom for all Americans from racial discrimination (Martin Luther King biography 2014). He later changed his first name from Michael to Martin during his lifetime. King’s dream was to make America a colorblind nation (Cross, 438). Even after years passed for the United States’…

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    This paper will explore how the silent majority, that Martin Luther King Jr. addressed, faced the moral dilemma to support or not support colored people during the civil rights movement. According to King Jr. (1968) “shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection”. The silent majority, as King refers to them, were people who may or may not have thought…

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