Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and civil rights leader.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.
At a young age MLK would hang out with a white child his age until on day the boys father stopped contact between the boys.
MLK only went to high school for 2 years before going to college at Boston University
Throughout all of Martin's life he wanted to stress the importance of protesting peacefully
One of MLK's biggest achievements was becoming the leader of Montgomery Improvement Association
This was right after the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
During all this time there is heavy segregation in the US especially in the southern states
During his time as a strong civil rights activist MLK went to India to study Gandhi's methods of peaceful persuasion
Martin's house was blown up and his life was threatened many times
Martin Luther King jr. led the march on Washington on August 28th, 1963
On that same day Martin gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in front around 250 thousand people
MLK's efforts to end segregation was recognized by the President and the thousands of people that stood behind him.
He marched through the streets of Alabama followed by hundred of people at a time until he was arrested. He was released once the president heard about it.
The only way for the police to stop the marches was to arrest the people. Martin wanted to literally fill the prisons which he did in a short amount of time.
Martin won a Nobel prize in 1964 for his work as a civil rights activist
In the end Martin Luther King Jr. played one of the biggest roles in the stopping of segregation in the US
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 by James Earl Ray
Works Cited
Carson, Clayborne, ed. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King,Jr. New York: Warner, 1998. Print.
Jakoubek, Robert. Martin Luther King,Jr. New York: Chelsea, Print.
“King, Martin Luther, Jr.” Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. pag. EBSCO eBook Collection. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. .
Rothman, Lily. “What Martin Luther King Jr. Was like as a Child.” TIME 15 Jan. 2015: pag. Middle Search Plus. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
Rothman, Lily. “What Martin Luther King Jr. Was like as a Child.” TIME 15 Jan. 2015: pag. Middle Search Plus. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
