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    comes to 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…

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    “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence our friends” By Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was a humanitarian and was a screaming voice for many in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, he was a flash light for many walking down the dark hallway into the light of equality for everyone. Dr. King was activist for civil rights for African Americans he promoted peace and brought many people from different races to work together for peace and…

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    our society. Oscar Wilde’s claims are valid because disobedience is what makes what we are today. Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks were some of the courageous people in history. They made an impact on society and how it is viewed today. They stood up and took action into what they believe is right and fair. They disobeyed the laws with the hope of overcoming unfair acts. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement who achieved racial equality in America by…

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    Martin Luther King Junior's two letters or speeches commemorate the goals and the morals of how he wanted to go about change. His words have meaning now more than ever. He states multiple times about peaceful protest, but also to have direct action. This theory is cemented by his statement, “It is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends.” This can be connected to protests against Trump during 2017 and 2016 where they had many vandalisms and robberies. This shows little to no growth of…

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    hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper,” and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the champions of civil rights in America, certainly did not speak with a whisper (King 1). The scene in 1968 Memphis, Tennessee was one of dismal drudgery for its black citizens as the civil rights movement made the arduous trek toward equality. Enter King, renowned for his exhilarating speeches and outspoken prominence in the movement. He flew to the aid of…

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    people followed and protested with him. This man was an inspiration to the world and brought humongous groups of people together. He wanted everyone to live out his dream. Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspiration to everyone, even to those who didn’t suffer with the rules and conditions as the colored people did. Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta Georgia. Back then he probably didn’t know it, but he would soon be an inspirational Civil Rights leader who risked his life just…

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    Anne Moody can compare to Martin Luther King, Jr. because of her belief in advocating for nonviolent resistance. In the Coming of Age in Mississippi, she tells the story of her struggles and triumphs over racial discrimination in her hometown of Centerville. Anne had the belief that civil rights activists such as King engaged in nonviolent protests as a way of creating awareness of racial segregation. However, she felt that these methods were ineffective; hence, she took a different approach by…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King is such a hugely looked up to figure in our nation's history because of the incredible injustices he fought, but more importantly because he never lost hope while doing so. King assuredly was living in a remarkably segregated America, and the freedom, dignity, and equality of all races and people that he grappled for did not come easily. However, never was he seen giving up or losing even a shred of hope. Dr. King once said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but never…

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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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    not fighting back. In order to set things right, they decided to do otherwise; it was through the works of Martin Luther King Jr., that made history and shaped parts of the African American community. Not giving in to the oppression and constant threats change soon took place. King influenced many to take the step and fight for their rights, for at the end of the day they were all human. King shared his dreams and goals for the African American community through…

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