Martin Luther King Jr Role Model

Ania Valle

The year of 1963, a famous leader gave his speech about his own opinion in front of 250 thousand people. Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader for many black lives. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights for everyone can be equal. He is also a very brave man who became a role model to most people. Martin Luther King Jr. also fought for peace for everyone can have better lives without feeling they can do anything just because they are a certain color. Martin Luther King Jr. is a brave leader who helped the world by fighting for civil rights, peace, and by becoming a role model. First, Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights for all people can be equal. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech in front of over

is also a very brave man who is a role model. He stands up for what he believes as in making people know that everyone is equal. “In his “Dream” speech, Dr. King alludes to a famous passage from Galatians, when he speaks of “that day when all of God’s children — black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics — will be able to join hands.” (Kakutani, Michiko). He gives speeches on what he believes in even though he knows he will get hated on even more. Martin Luther King Jr. was getting threats for the bus boycott that people showed up at his house and started a house bombing. “On September 30, 1956, Martin Luther King Jr.’s house was bombed by segregationists in retaliation for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.” ( Bio.com). Martin Luther King Jr. is a brave man for standing up and knowing that people will try to hurt him and his family in anyway possible but he will not take any chances because he cares. He inspired many men and women to also stand up with him if they believe the same thing or even believe in different rights. “On March 7, 1965, a civil rights march, planned from Selma to Alabama's capital in Montgomery, turned violent as police with nightsticks and tear gas met the demonstrators as they tried to cross the Edmond Pettus Bridge.” (biography.com Editors). Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged lots of movements that everyone joined in on. Martin Luther King Jr. was so brave of the riot for peace and the

fought for peace for everyone can live a better life without feeling as they are not wanted. He received the nobel peace prize for being an amazing leader. “Many people in cities not experiencing racial tension began to question the nation's Jim Crow laws and the near century second class treatment of African-American citizens. This also led to Martin Luther King receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for 1964.” (biography.com Editors). Martin Luther King Jr. has become an amazing leader who puts so much work into what he want to happen in the world. He also did a lot of movement involving peace as showing everyone that he cares about making the world a better place including segregation. “Through his activism, he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the nation, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”(biography.com Editors). He cares about making a big change in the world for everyone can be equal and live better. Lots of black lives feel like they can not live in the same place with whites, Martin Luther King Jr. does not believe in that. “On August 28, 1963, the historic March on Washington drew more than 200,000 people in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial. It was here that King made his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, emphasizing his belief that someday all men could be brothers” (biography.com Editors). Martin did lots of