Coretta Scott King

A 17-year-old civil rights protester is attacked by a police dog in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 3, 1963 during the Children’s Crusade. On August 28, 1963, Dr. King addressed a crowd of over 250,000 people – including 60,000 white people – who came to hear him speak on the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech has had…

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia on the 15th January 1929 and died in 1968 in Memphis (Tenessee).The "MAN" that i'm presenting you now has become an icon of America especially Black Americans and for many people of the world in search of liberty and progress. Around 1950, the Blacks brutally closed the door of submission and enslavement. The struggle consisted of a non-violent resistance while invading the streets of the South to demand Blacks as American citizens and simply, as human…

On May 17, Dr. King speaks to a crowd of 15,000 in Washington, D.C. | 1958 | The U.S. Congress passed the first Civil Rights Act since reconstruction. King's first book, Stride Toward Freedom, is published. On a speaking tour, Martin Luther King, Jr. is nearly killed when stabbed by an assailant in Harlem. Met with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, along with Roy Wilkins, A. Philip Randolph, and Lester Grange on problems affecting black Americans. | 1959 | Visited India to study…

Martin Luther king jr Do you know about Martin Luther king Jr?He was born in January 15,1929 in Atlanta,GA.He is an important man in the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther king Jr lead the civil rights movement.He was successful to African Americans in the south and other parts of the united states. Got arrested 30 times with other young people for protesting segregation.King marched in Washington D.C. and had said a speech called “I have a dream”.His first arrest was in 1955 for leading…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his role in the advancement by non-violent civil disobedience. His actions were based on his christian beliefs. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on january 15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia to Michael Luther King sr and Alberta Williams King. His given name was michael King jr. At the age of six, his as well as his father's name was changed to Martin Luther King. He was one of three children. He had a sister named…

Martin Luther King changed the world in many ways. He was an African American Activist who stood up and helped the black race become equal to the whites in society. Not only does everyone call Martin “King”, because it’s his last name, but because he is a man ruler. King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents are Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He has three siblings and is the middle child of Christine King and Alfred Danielle Williams King.…

racial tensions.A man named Martin luther King Jr. will rise up and use this severe discrimination to fuel his dream of a better world. Martin Luther King Jr’s early and adult life changed how we viewed and treated African Americans when he had first protested and how we view people in the present. Martin Luther King Jr.’s experienced the world through his view in public and through his father, and this gave him a unique view of the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and…

Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most prominent civil rights activist in the 1960’s, leading the way to racial equality through his actions and words. He was greatly influenced by segregation at a young age and continued to be influenced by it as he attended college and started his life as a black man living in a highly segregated world. King brought his ideas to many people, especially by addressing his famous “I Have a Dream” speech to the nation. He brought the idea that one day African…

my mind… Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. is known as the most important civil rights leader of our time and past history; his involvements and opinions in our civil rights led people to hate on him and discrimination. Martin Luther King Jr. was born as Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. The King and Williams families were rooted in rural Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. went to David T.…

Martin Luther King jr’s original name was Michael, and Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Junior were both major civil rights leaders. Martin Luther King jr. and Abraham Lincoln lead very important lives. They both did great things for black rights, but went about it in different ways. Martin Luther King jr.’s life was very interesting. Martin’s early life was about college and learning. Martin was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta.…