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Martin Luther King Jr's struggle in life
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Martin Luther King Jr's struggle in life
Work Cited
"Martin Luther King Jr. Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
Preston, Edward. Martin Luther King: Fighter for Freedom. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968. Print.
"Martin Luther King Jr." - Biographical. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.
His struggles before he was famous
"Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech." YouTube. YouTube, 23 June 2011. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
- Martin Luther went to a fair that his parents didn't approve of.
On the same day that he went to the fair, his grandmother
died of a heart attack. After he found out that his
grandmother died he thought it was because of him, so he
tried to commit suicide.
- Martin Luther had to put up with
threatening phone calls.
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"I have a Dream!"
- " Darkness cannot overcome
Darkness, only
Lightness can
overcome darkness.
If there is darkness
then there is
lightness!"
Where was Martin Luther King Jr Born?
Martin Luther King Jr was born on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta,
Georgia.
How Martin Luther persevered
http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/mlks-graduation-picture-boston-university
- He overcame his grandmother's death and skipped the 9th and 11th grades and went to college at the age of 15.
- He ignored the threatening phone calls and even got a different phone number; "King had to get a telephone number that wasn't listed."
- He never gave up and believed that his cause was a good one.
- At the age of 19 he wanted to change the image of black people
- "Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race."
http://www.nps.gov/malu/faq_historic_ebenezer_baptpist_church.htm
His struggles after he was famous
- Martin Luther's house was bombed after making a speech about firearms.
- After he got know for representing the black, he got so many threatening phone calls that he had to change his number.
- A few days after he made a speech about peace, a cop pulled him over for speeding even though he wasn't, he had to go to court and lost the case because of his color and had to pay a $10 fine.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr/
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086
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