Thomas Jefferson once said, “All men are created equal.” These famous words soon became the basis of American ideology, and they outlined the new concept of democracy and American government. They represented what America stood for, nevertheless, these words were untrue. Although all men were created equal, they were not treated equally. Blacks were simply thought to be born inferior to Whites. This inequality was due to the excessive racism engraved in American society, which was rooted from the times of slavery in the American South. African Americans went through generations of struggle to get freedom and equality. They first fought for the abolishment of slavery and then the status of a citizen. However, this still did not create a society of equality. African Americans had to fight for social, political, and economic equality in a social movement known as the Civil Rights Movement. Many courageous people fought in this movement to eliminate racism and segregation, in an effort to reconstruct society. Of these people, Martin Luther King Jr., an African American pastor from Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the strongest civil rights activists in American history. He successfully fought against the status quo and as a result, he revolutionized American society.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 and just like his father and grandfather, King became a pastor. He was a very peaceful and intelligent man. In fact, he skipped two grades during high school and entered college at the early age of fifteen. Due to his religious beliefs and inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi, he fought for equality by the means of nonviolence. He used speeches, boycotts, sit-ins and protests to fight against racial discrimination. King ...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American baptist minister, Civil Rights activist, and humanitarian. He was born on January 25, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia under the name of Michael King, Jr. Both he and his father later adopted the name of the German protestant leader Martin Luther in honor of him. King thrived at Booker T. Washington High School, graduating at the age of 15 before moving on to Morehouse College. For years, he had questioned religion, but in his third year of college, he took a bible class that renewed his faith. King later went on to study at Crozer theological seminary for three years. He met his future wife during his last year of seminary, and went on to receive his Ph.D in 1955 at the age of 25.
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
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Martin Luther King, Jr continuously uses "I have a dream that one day" (King) six times with poetic language and the parallel sentence patterns. It is positive that expressed the desire for freedom and equality, and expresses his warmest dream as a black. He called for racial equality, dignity and fraternal friendship. He said that freedom and equality in the corners of the United States can be true! These several paragraphs use a strong
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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” (www.brainyquote.com) Dr. King, a true inspiration, a true man, and a true hero. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspiration to me because he gave people freedom and equality. Without him, blacks and whites would of probably never been treated as equals. What would life be like without Dr. King in America’s history?
According to the "Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline.”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15,1929 the second and eldest child of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., a Baptist minister, and Alberta Williams King. His birth name was Michael Luther King, Jr., but Kings father changed both his and his sons first names (Martin) to honor the death of King, Jr., grandfather in 1933. King was a very bright student who progressed rapidly skipping two grades (9th and 11th) at Booker T. Washington High School and attended Morehouse College at the age of fifteen in 1944. Furthermore, many people are un...
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Martin Luther King, Jr., overcame struggles during his time which were, racism, discrimination and segregation. He was not always named Martin and neither was his father. Around the first time Martin, Jr., got baptized him and his father changed their names from Michael to Martin. King was born on January 15, 1929. He died on April 4, 1968. Martin graduated with a bachelor's degree in divinity studies. He then enters Boston University. Not to long after that did he marry Corrette Scott in Marion, Alabama, on June 18, 1953. He had three kids by the names of Yolanda Denise, Martin Luther King the third, Bernice Albertina and Dexter Scott. All during this time colored people are being discriminated against and Martin wants to put a stop to it. Because of his acts to stop racism his birthday was made a national holiday on November 2, 1983.
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