Biography Of Martin Luther King

The Wonders of Martin Luther King

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”(King) He was an inspiration to many but put down by the tons. Martin Luther King showed people the way to freedom of all men of all races. He brought people together to work for peace in their daily lives through inspiration. We can all live out the dream of Dr. King In all of our lives at school and in our community.

Martin Luther King born into an influential family on 15 January, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a man trying to pursue his dream for peace. Martin Luther King was one of the few men who would die for the rights of freedom for all men. When he hears about something bad happening to someone because of their

A crowd of more than 200,000 people come to watch as he gives his speech “I have a Dream”. One of the most important part of the speech is; "I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."(King) This is pretty much saying that one day America will finally stay true to their word that all men are created equal. After King’s arousing speech, people realized that what he had said was actually true. Thereafter, He had been arrested more than 20 times and assaulted about 4 times. But, consequently he was awarded 5 honorary degrees. He was even made Man of the Year in Time Magazine. In spite of being arrested many times, Martin Luther King knew that it wasn’t over yet. He wanted to get fair voting rights. As a result of all of the requirements for African-Americans, only 2% of black people got to vote! In Selma, Alabama, he led a march of 2,000 to begin with, but later grew to 30,000. Later in August the government puts in a Voting Law that removed many of the requirements for African-Americans. About a month after King’s I have a dream speech, 4 black schoolgirls were killed. At the funeral there were more than 8,000 people there to mourn over the death of the girls. That is when he realized that there was still much work to be done. That summer the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed. Next was a fight for good housing and environment in Chicago. Martin Luther King also wanted the housing for the African Americans to be as fair as it was for the white people. At first he thought that it was a success, because the government promised it would be equal. But then, later they broke their promise and kept everything the