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    some examples. Notwithstanding, among these awesome names ever, there is one that emerges, and that man is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Ruler offered plan to those in need with his stunning sermons he performed at the…

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    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.…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an African-American civil right activist. He’s important because he stood up to the racist society who believed whites were more privileged than blacks. Martin did many outstanding things to prove that judging people by the colour of their skin and segregation was wrong. This biography will cover his early life, major accomplishments, significance to other countries and positive influences. Early Life Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia 1929. Martin got high…

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    Literature has been around for many centuries, and each piece is either influenced by something, or has the ability to influence a single person, or an entire society. It is quite obvious to the eyes of a reader that pieces written during the Modern Era of literature reflect the time period of that in the Roaring Twenties, which was a time period in America where the rich were too wealthy, but their hearts were poor and filled with greed. These pieces also reflect the time period of the thirties…

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    Martin Luther King Jr left a legacy of peace and equality and inspired billions to do the same. He was an American Baptist minister and activist who lead in the Civil Rights Movement. Without him, the world would be very different today. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929 at the family home in Atlanta, Georgia. He lived with his parents, Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King, as well as his grandparents and his two siblings, Christine and Alfred…

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    “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.” was edited by Clayborne Carson. Carson went to his first civil rights demonstration and he saw King for the first time at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Two decades later, Carson was requested by Mrs. Coretta Scott King to become the director of the King Papers Project. He accepted the offer and became enveloped in King’s writings. The book is compiled of the autobiographical writings King published and edited the works…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15 ,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 15 he when to Morehouse College where he studied medicine and law. After graduating in 1948 he entered two more colleges finally earning his doctorate. In 1953 he married Coretta Scott and lived in Montgomery, Alabama where he became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Two years later he became an important part of the Montgomery bus boycott . In 1957, along with other civil rights activists, he…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor, activist, humanitarian, and a great leader for the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His legal name was Michael King and so was his fathers but the reason they changed their names is to honor the great reformer Martin Luther. King made a friend with a white boy when he was six and the father found out and he told his son to never be friends with Martin every again because of his color. King fell into…

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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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    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…

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