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    “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” (BrainyQuote.com). Martin Luther King Jr was a pastor at a baptist church in Alabama for his whole life, until one day King decided to fight for his rights. During King’s adult life he spent most of his time speaking in front of people about how unfair they were being treated even after slavery being abolished. King spoke out so much that he was not just being heard around Alabama,…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Had many achievements in his life time like being time's person of the year. Some of his achievements helped to change the world. All of his achievement had an impact. Here are some of his achievements and how they helped change the world. The March on Washington. The March of Washington is possibly his most important achievement. In this march he gave his most famous speech, the "I have a Dream speech". This rally helped the Civil Rights law which banned all…

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    The Martin Luther Memorial is also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. This memorial is located on four acres of land near the National Mall. This monument is to remember the 1964 Civil Rights Act that Martin Luther had a big role in. He was one of the most well-known leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Baptist Minister and social activist who fought for equal rights and influenced the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The same year, he also received the Noble Peace Prize. In…

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    Martin Luther King Activity – Essay During the same period of Martin Luther King there was another activist in the African Movement. These two historical figures have a lot of things in common but at the same time they have their differences. One of the things they share is that they where brave and didn’t sit back waiting things to happen they fight to change the way of living for better. The goal that they where trying to reach, was ending with the terrible segregation, which was occurring…

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    Time after time we here about Martin Luther King and all he has done to create and improve the country for minority groups. While in jail Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the white clergymen regarding his present activities; he was an outsider and his protests were untimely and unwise. King successfully rebuttals these claims through establishing his credibility and generating a candid tone which he then uses to proclaim that it is “... the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of…

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    “Martin Luther King was a human being, no more or less so than any member of his family tree, or any other human being.” This sentence from Burrow’s work sums up beautifully Dr. King’s humble beginnings and allows one to stress the significance of the tradition and community that King was thrust into as a young champion of racial equality. In following I will attempt to provide a brief illustration of the racial landscape that King inherited as well as touch influential experiences that…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born on January 15, 1929, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, the heart of the racist south of the United States. King, throughout history, is known as the leader of the Civil Rights movement with his peaceful protests and marches, and powerful voice during his speeches. But growing up the son of a pastor, he was sensitive kid in the comfortable middle class of African Americans, but was well aware of the Jim Crow laws that separated him and other black people from the…

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    of the future that he dreamed of. His speech was one of the astounded speeches I ever read in my life. After all the information that I read concerning his stance I strongly support his stand on equality, freedom, and justice for all. Dr. Martian Luther King was happy to join his audiences from all over the world. To my knowledge audience were consisted of 250,000 people who listened to his speech. Moreover, millions of people also heard his speech over radio and television at the time. People…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential leaders of his time and played a crucial role in the African-American Civil Rights movement. Luther was a charismatic leader who took a firm stand against the oppressive and racist regime of the United States (US), devoting much of his life towards uniting the segregated African-American community of the US. His efforts to consolidate and harmonise the US into one country for all is reflected in many of his writings and speeches spanning his…

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    The sole things he used to fight with were signs and words. This is because he believed that violence in self-defence was wrong. The legendary “I have a dream” speech caused a sensory outcry even in the next generation. He is none other than Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who possessed many remarkable qualities one could emulate. Personally for me, Martin’s values and qualities have inspired me deeply as a person and have impacted my way of thinking and analyzing of situations.…

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