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    together and fought for their equal rights some white also fought with the 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…

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    Martin Luther King, Jr gave a speech in August 1963, standing proud before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., King spoke in front of 250,000 people, trying to spread his word of hope, frustration, and goals. King fought and preached for brotherhood, equality, and justice for the blacks of America that have been promised rights and were served injustice. In his speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. uses various metaphors, historical and Negro spiritual allusions, repetition, and an analogy to…

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    King Jr. was one of the most principled men to have ever stood for any cause. There were competing ideologies for the same cause going on at the very same time. King was a man of peace by action not idleness, but refused to sacrifice his Godly principles through violence. King’s belief structure of moderation through civil disobedience was like no other at the time of struggle for equal rights, and he was often chastised by from both sides of the cause for his stance. Martin Luther King…

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    53 years ago in his historic “I have a dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his vision of equality for all people. We have made great progress in combating racial inequality since that time, but our world is still far from perfect. All around the globe, there are catastrophic wars, desperate refugees, oppressed people and corrupt governments. I have a dream that these issues will not plague our world any longer. I have a dream that there will be no more wars, that every child will…

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    particular was named Maynard Jackson. He was the first African American to become the mayor of a major southern city. Maynard’s childhood,education,awards, and impact on the Civil Rights movement were all very important. Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. was born on March 23,1938. He was born in Dallas, Texas. His family moved to Atlanta when he was seven years old. Even as a young boy knew civil rights figures. Maynard’s own mother was one in the fact that she was the first African American to…

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    Martin Luther King, Jr., had experiences as a young person that shaped his beliefs and actions as an adult, when things got hard for him and his family he pulled through, since M.L. went through racial discrimination, he tried to stop it, and M. L. wanted to show people to do good and not to disrespect others for their skin color. When M. L. was six years old his white friends stopped being friends with him do to racial discrimination. His father didn’t approve of it, so when a white person told…

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    Martin Luther King Jr marched and gave speeches to promote confidence and power to his followers. Malcolm X spoke about the nation of islam as his saviour and how blacks should stand together to fight for freedom. Muhammad Ali listened to Malcolm and Elijah Muhammad 's speeches which helped him become an islamic boxer. He fought every powerful boxer he could to show power is earned not given. He fought the military on the draft and stood up for what he believed in. Martin Luther King Jr,…

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    King Jr. was a famous civil rights activist who used the nonviolence theory to get equality. He had made a great contribution in helping African American strive for quality and made them realize the importance of achieving the real equality. At the same time, Malcolm X also was a civil rights activist who advocated the way of violence to improve the position of the black people. Although Malcolm X had more militant perspectives about how to promote the black power than Martin Luther King Jr.,…

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    As it is known by many people in history and in religion, Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the Black Clergymen who struggled tooth and nail to bring to an end the segregation and racism which had existed in the United States of America for decades. He together with other Black Americans and the Negros believed that all human beings were equal before God and that there was no reason for segregating people based on their skin color or based on the language they speak. The fight staged by Martin…

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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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