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    based on values and morals. Someone who I believe sets an example of someone with a strong internal locus of control was Martin Luther King Jr.. Martin Luther King Jr. was not only a man devoted to God, but an important person during the Civil Rights Movement. Although many people had their own ideas of how to receive the rights that they deserved, Martin Luther King Jr. stuck to his motive of promoting nonviolence in order to get the justice that all African Americans deserved. There were…

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    Martin Luther King Jr.’s experiences whenever he was young definitely had a big impact on how he acted and on his beliefs. Whenever he was fifteen he realized how different white people were in the north compared to the south. That was whenever he realized that not every white person treats black people badly, so he knew something needed to be changed. It was 1944 when MLK Jr. was in Connecticut harvesting tobacco. He wrote to his parents that the white people were very nice there. He said that…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X fought for equal rights for all African Americans across the United States. King and Malcolm X were both influential in the civil rights movement, but they actually only met once and exchanged just a few words. Martin Luther King Jr. with the bible in one hand and nonviolence in the other. Malcolm X was the opposite with the Quran in one hand and violence in the other. Both men would become known for their styles; the good, the bad, and the ugly. From the…

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    jail time. He encouraged people to do the same. He felt that the Government was corrupt and didn't deserve his taxes. Martin Luther King also said that you should stand up for what you believe in. King was arrested for participating in sit-in at luncheon counters. This action to another man would not even be worth the risk of getting thrown in jail, but to King the sit-ins were worth every second that he sat in…

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    Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X were both impactful leaders during the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement was a movement for African Americans to get more rights than they previously had. Some people like Malcom x wanted colored people to have more rights than white people and Malcom X along with his followers wanted to takes these rights by force. On the other hand, there were people like Martin Luther King Jr. whose goal was it to take these rights that they deserved by…

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    Martin was an inspiration for blacks. He helped them push for civil rights and freedom, and he was successful. With speeches and freedom walks, inspiring them to fight for rights. Growing up in Atlanta, King attended Booker T. Washington High School. He skipped ninth and twelfth grade, and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduated from high school. In 1948, he graduated from Morehouse with a bachelor of sociology. And enrolled corer theological seminary in Chester,…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a man of many achievements. He was the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize. He was a Baptist and a social activist ( Mcguire and Wheeler). Martin Luther King Jr. changed the atmosphere of the whole U.S. when he fought for civil rights. His main goal was to eliminate discrimination in a peaceful and nonviolent way so he arranged many protests and gave many speeches. These protests left a huge impact on the world. Martin Luther King Jr.…

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    Malala yousefzai vs Martin Luther king Jr. By Zion De`Shion Reaves Have you ever heard of Martin Luther king Jr. or have you heard of Malala yousefzai? You probably have heard of both of them but they have similarities and differences too. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born to parents Martin Luther King and Alberta Williams. Martin was a Baptist minister. He fought for civil rights, equality and no segregation based on…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. King continues to be recognized as a spokesperson and additionally as the leader of the civil rights movement in 1954. Moreover, Dr. King proved to be actively against violence, and consequently throughout the civil rights movement he acted through tactics of nonviolence. Through utilizing nonviolent tactics amid protests against the south’s segregation, there proved to be an increase in media coverage. Thus, King…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. The King and Williams families were rooted in the smack middle of Georgia. Once Rosa Parks stood up for herself on the bus to not give up her seat, that sparked King to stand up…

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