Nguyen, Amanda
Mr. Hood
History, Period 5
28 October 2016
Alter-Ego Biography Project I chose to read about Martin Luther King Jr. because he is a symbolic icon. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His name was actually Michael King along with his father, but it was changed to Martin Luther when he was around five years old. He spent his childhood in the Auburn Avenue Neighborhood. At age twelve King attempted suicide by jumping out of a window when he heard that his grandmother, who he was very fond of, had died. He attended a high school that his grandfather had assisted in founding, and then Morehouse College, which his father also attended. He continued on to study theology at Crozer and then became was involved with many important events throughout his life. For example, he was the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott after Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus in order to allow a white person to sit in her seat. The first day of the boycott around ninety percent of the Negro population did not go on the bus. That evening King delivered a speech, saying that “Montgomery’s Negroes were ‘tired of being segregated and humiliated, tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression’(Hodgson 46).” Soon after, he was arrested, and his home was bombed. The boycott lasted for around a year, until on November 13, 1956, when the Supreme Court decided that Alabama’s laws on segregation buses were unconstitutional, and they discontinued the law. Also, Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington, one of the events he is most associated for. It was a peaceful political rally that called for equality and justice for all races. This was where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. There were around 200,000 Americans, both black and white, attended the march on August 28, 1963. This was a very significant moment in history, and also helped with the Civil Rights Act of
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of his time. He saw that segregation was wrong and decided to do something about it. He endured through hard times, all the while working to better the lives of others. With his help many people began to take a stand against the racial inequality and injustice against African Americans. He left a lasting impact and improved the lives of thousands living in America and changed the future for those yet to come.
Martin Luther King admired Muhammad Gundi and Gundi’s idea of peaceful protest. King adopted this idea and organized much historical peaceful protest and civil disobedience in the name of equality. King led the Montgomery bus boycott of 1963 to protest the arrest of Rosa Parks, King also led the “march on Washington” when over 200,000 people gathered to hear King’s most famous speech. Kings most famous speech, I Have a Dream, was given on the steps of the Lincoln memorial on august 28th 1963. In King’s speech king conveys his idea of a perfect society of all races living together peacefully. King had much larger impact on civil rights than Malcolm X mostly because of King’s theories and principals of peaceful protest and Civil disobedience as opposed to X’s view of “whatever it takes.” Unfortunately much like Malcolm X King was also
Martin Luther King Jr was born on the 15th of January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, known as Michael Luther King Jr and was than assassinated on the 4th of April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The world renowned Baptist minister and social activist had a massive impact on the American civil rights movement from the mid 1950’s until his assassination in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr’s up bringing was fairly pleasant and he was brought up with a great education. However, he had his couple of prejudices and traumatic experience through out his life. One of these including one of his friends who was a fair skinned boy who was told to tell King that he was no longer allowed to play with him because the children were now attending
Jan. 15, 1929 - Dr. King is born - Born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Ga., he was the second of three children of the Rev. Michael (later Martin) and Alberta Williams King.
saw racism in his community and felt stirred to act against it. In 1955, when Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger and was arrested, King made the decision to organize a boycott against bus transportation. Throughout the 1960’s he became a civil rights activist, participating in multiple boycotts and riots against the mistreatment of blacks. The issue of racism in the mid-twentieth century played a monumental role in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, as seen in Source B. The words and meaning in “I Have a Dream” had a progressive impact on the American people and the indeed the world, as it inspired both empathy and hope. This motivational speech provided black activists with a clear vision of racial equality all over the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong political and religious presence that changed many people’s lives, however, it also made him a target and he was sad, assassinated at the young age of 39-years. King spoke out for what he believed was right and promoted equality amongst black and white people in America. Martin Luther King will be remembered as a great leader, who lived and died doing what he believed
First and for most, King devoted himself to the idea of “non-violent non-cooperation,” peaceful protest and no violence toward law enforcement or any one. The most influential act that one single civil rights activist preformed was the famous march on Washington for jobs. The march took place on August 28, 1963. It claimed the title of the largest civil rights convention/rally in history. It attracted upwards of 200,000 people, and needed nearly 300,000 police to control the passionate crowed. It was here that King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech upon the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Among other things, the speech promoted peace and love between all races and religions, as well as economic rights for minorities, African Americans in particular. The positivity and the extreme desire for equal treatment is an appeal to logos for most of the population. This initial act serves as the first major advancement of civil rights simply due to the sheer size of participants it attracted, as well as the mass amounts of media attention it received. With these peaceful interactions taking place, Kings ideologies become more and more universally accepted by the general public. It was estimated that nearly 80 percent of the attendees were of African American decent. This is was crucial because this was the first time the Black community had been united since the end of the civil war. This unionization of the Black community continued to snow ball as King took his campaign for peace to the south.
Doctor Martin Luther King was born in January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia named after his father Martin Luther King Senior. During his adolescence Martin lived under racial segregations where Whites and African Americans were divided. To cope with
Martin Luther King Jr. changed every African American’s life by taking the stand in what he believed in. He changed the whole nations perspective on racial profiling and African American abuse. He took pride in Human rights, which not everyone believed in and it led to his death.
Thousands of Americans gathered and marched peacefully in August 28, 1963 to Washington which was the greatest assemblage for human rights in the history of the United States. They marched for justice, equality and peace. According to the article, “The 1963 March on Washington” Yussuf Simmonds describes, “…An unprecedented gathering of blacks and Whites exposing society 's ills and demanding that the government enforce the laws equally to protect all its citizens regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity or any other superficial differences that had been place by human beings on other human beings” (1). Dr. King delivered his historic speech “I Have a Dream” which is one of the most influential speeches against racial segregation
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta, Georgia where he grew up to be to find his true calling for being a leader for equal rights. His grandfather, , came a profession where he would be the pastor to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. this profession also became the tradition throughout the
Dr. King was born the son of Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr, a devout Christian who would raise his son to be so as well. Dr. King skipped ninth and twelfth grade and went on to Morehouse College at the age of fifteen. He graduated in 1948 with a B. A. degree in Sociology. He then went on to attend Crozer Theological Seminary and received his B. Div. degree in 1951. In 1953, he married Coretta Scott and in 1955 he graduated Boston University with a Ph. D. in Systematic Theology. By this point in his life, he was also the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great civil rights leader who gave his life in the name of freedom. The work of Martin Luther King, Jr. goes further than establishing peaceful social change strategies, he shaped America into the free country it is today. Before his protests in the south blacks, were treated like second rate citizens. It was uncommon to see blacks and whites using the same public restroom, or drinking from the same water fountain. Dr. King created a legacy that carried on far beyond his death. He had a dream that blacks and whites could live together in peace, free of segregation.
Dr.King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. Dr.King is the son of Michael King Sr.and Alberta Williams King. Dr.King is the middle child, Dr.King had an older sister, Willie Christine King and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King. At age 5 Dr.King attended a public school. In May, 1936 he was baptized, but the event made little impression on him. In May, 1941, Dr.King was 12 years old when his grandmother Jennie, died of a heart attack. Dr.King (young) jumped from a second story window at the family home, attempting suicide. Dr. King took over the small struggling Ebenezer Baptist church with around 13 members and made it into a forceful congregation. Martin Luther King Jr. was never his birth name, his birth name was Michael King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest civil rights leaders to ever live. Through his empowering speeches, he made a huge impact on the world for the equality of all races. Throughout King’s life, he showed everyone how he believed equality should be acquired. With his peaceful protests and amazing speeches, he influenced people both during his time and after he passed. Many believe that King’s work in the Civil Rights Movement was the final push that America needed to finally respect people no matter their skin color.
To begin with, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929.2 His father, Martin Luther King Sr. who was a pastor, and his mother Alberta, who was a schoolteacher who raised both King and his two siblings.3 King was very religious because the three generations of men, starting with his great-grandfather, were all preachers. His younger brother and uncle were also preachers. Religion had a big influence on his life. King grew up in a neighborhood of average citizens. No great wealth or possessions, leaders, or anyone of great stature. His best friends were religious, attended Sunday school together and church which King was considered their second home.