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    Martin Luther King Jr. played a tremendous role in the civil rights movements. Dr. King orchestrated many peaceful acts to gain equality for African Americans. He led the bus boycott in 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus. King was also known for his powerful acts in having taught nonviolent methods. In 1964, he earned the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. was also very widely known for his famous “I Have a Dream” speech…

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    Martin Luther King Junior, like everyone was a kid once, he grew up from somewhere. Where did he grow up exactly? When was he born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Tuesday January 15, 1929, 501 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in an African American household. He was born in a house because there were few hospitals that had beds for African American mothers and there was a treat of the flu. The King family made sure that the germs of the flu was kept out 0f the house. Martin…

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    “Martin Luther King was a human being, no more or less so than any member of his family tree, or any other human being.” This sentence from Burrow’s work sums up beautifully Dr. King’s humble beginnings and allows one to stress the significance of the tradition and community that King was thrust into as a young champion of racial equality. In following I will attempt to provide a brief illustration of the racial landscape that King inherited as well as touch influential experiences that…

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    Martin Luther King Activity – Essay During the same period of Martin Luther King there was another activist in the African Movement. These two historical figures have a lot of things in common but at the same time they have their differences. One of the things they share is that they where brave and didn’t sit back waiting things to happen they fight to change the way of living for better. The goal that they where trying to reach, was ending with the terrible segregation, which was occurring…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born on January 15, 1929, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, the heart of the racist south of the United States. King, throughout history, is known as the leader of the Civil Rights movement with his peaceful protests and marches, and powerful voice during his speeches. But growing up the son of a pastor, he was sensitive kid in the comfortable middle class of African Americans, but was well aware of the Jim Crow laws that separated him and other black people from the…

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    Time after time we here about Martin Luther King and all he has done to create and improve the country for minority groups. While in jail Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the white clergymen regarding his present activities; he was an outsider and his protests were untimely and unwise. King successfully rebuttals these claims through establishing his credibility and generating a candid tone which he then uses to proclaim that it is “... the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Had many achievements in his life time like being time's person of the year. Some of his achievements helped to change the world. All of his achievement had an impact. Here are some of his achievements and how they helped change the world. The March on Washington. The March of Washington is possibly his most important achievement. In this march he gave his most famous speech, the "I have a Dream speech". This rally helped the Civil Rights law which banned all…

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    decades, no matter if you were old or young, man or a woman. Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspirational speaker sticking up for what was right. While dealing with the same disrespect all Negroes were receiving. During the civil rights movement King spoke out his hopes and wishes for the world, hoping to change the ways of many. By using appeals to logic and emotion, it helped people understand Kings work. Throughout the movement King and others earned themselves and African Americans the right…

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    The King Center The site I chose to visit was The King Memorial Center. The Martin Luther King Jr. center for nonviolent social changes was established in 1968, by his wife Mrs. Coretta Scott King. The King center was established as a continuation of the nonviolent movement, which was what Dr. King preached, marched and gave speeches about during his lifetime. The main focus is to show all who visit about the struggles and fights that ensured equal rights for all, as well as justice and freedom…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the Civil Rights Movement, was a man who had hope. King knew that once he started the battle for human rights, he would be loathed by many and hardships would follow him wherever he went. He once said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Dr. King’s message motivates me to believe that disappointments do not last forever, and that hope is what will help you to overcome it. This quote is a reminder for me to have hope just as…

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