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    “Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation,” by Coretta Scott King. I believe that freedom has to be rewon. In every generation freedom has to be rewon because people that make a difference only make a difference in that time of age. People like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. He led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s. In the spring of 1963, he gave a speech “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation…

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    leaders changed the face of our country in the most main events in American history. Three of the most main leaders that led them where Martin Luther king Jr,rosa parks,thurgood marshal.Martin Luther king Jr was one of the most important leaders because he put hope into the people that they will get their rights,he had a wife named Coretta scott king and he had three children, he became part of this because he knew how it felt like being judged. Rosa parks were best known for the bus boycott…

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    Background Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the world’s most outstanding leaders. Without his strong actions and words fighting for civil rights America wouldn’t be the country it is today. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia where he was one of three children. Growing up Martin had an older sister named Christine and a younger brother named Alfred and together they grew up loving and supporting one another. Young Martin was a gifted child that attended…

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    Did you know that Martin luther King Jr.’s birth name was Michael and then later was changed to Martin (Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography)? I wonder what it would be like if his name was never changed to martin? He is one of the main people that made an attempt to make a change in the civil rights movement. We would probably still be segregated today if it wasn’t for him. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most inspirational speakers of all time. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta,…

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    Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights pioneer and reverend, undoubtedly positively altered the way the U.S as a country looked towards African Americans. King stressed the importance of judging people by their character rather than the color of their skin. Despite all of the great things Martin Luther King Jr. did, if he were to be judged by the content of his character, his accomplishments may be overshadowed by his flaws. This boils down to a simple question; did King practice what he preached?…

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    Luther King, Jr. His speech presented in 1963, “I Have a Dream”, sparked a new wave of social change. This essay will summarize the King Biography, and then analyze and react to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream.” On January 15, 1929 in rural Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. King was the middle child of three, an older sister named Willie Christine, and a younger brother named Alfred Daniel Williams King.…

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    courageous leader than live silenced in fear. This man was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s philosophies and political actions left a great influence on Americans and people throughout the world for many centuries to come. King’s legacy will live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who believe in his dream and philosophies for the entire world. Dr. King was an extremely intelligible man even in his early years of life. King was admitted to Morehouse College at just fifteen years…

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    innocent civilians and what not, it taught the society and the government something very sentimental that may have influenced the war as a whole. It changed the viewpoints of the society in many ways in which it illustrated how unnecessary it was. Coretta Scott King, wife of the iconic figure…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. During the 1950s there was civil unrest about rights for African Americans. They were tired of not being able to have the same rights as whites. They wanted change but they needed the guidance of someone who could show them a way to achieve their goal. What path should they take and how to avoid the violence that was happening. There was a man who tried to right the wrongs of society. He was not a rich man nor was he a man of great political power he was simply a Baptist…

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    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. Born in…

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