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Martin Luther King, Jr.

1968

On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated by escaped convict James Earl Ray, who was arrested two months later and recieved life inprisonment.

Biography

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Coretta Scott and children on Dr.King's funeral

1967

In New York City on April 4, 1967, he delivered another really interesting and meaningful speech titled "Beyond Vietnam". He spoke strongly against the U.S's role in the war, insisting that the U.S was in Vietnam "to occupy it as an American Colony" and called the U.S government "the greatest perveyor of violence in the world today.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life was admirable because Dr. King scratched the the surface of racism, using really peacuful meathod to achieve his goal. For example, outstanding speeches, orgainizing marches, protesting and boycotting stores and place which had racial segregation. He basically made a change in history.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Clergyman, an activist and a prominent leader of the African- American Civil Rights Movement.

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1968

"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by their colour, but by their content of their character"- MLK

Martin's Signature

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1964

5 positive lessons that everyone should absorb from MLK are:

  • Always be courteous - Even in bad times, believe in youself and be respectful and polite.

  • Peace and non-violence is always better - This was the basic philosophy of MLK.

  • You can always do the right thing - Is it helping others who are less fortunate, or taking a stand against something that is just plain wrong, is always the right thing.

  • Always help others - Basic thing for you, if..if you are a good person

  • Never give up on your dreams - If you have a positive dream then never give up, live up it until you achieve it.

Noble Peace Prize

2013

In 1964, Dr. King won Noble Peace Prize, since he alway used peaceful ways to protest.

2010

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1967

After analyzing the fact that acts of racial descriminations are constantly increasing, Dr. King decided to become an activist and have Civil Right Movements until the world is free of racial segregation.

1955

I have a dream!

Dr. King led the "March on Washington" where he gave a famous speech to over 250,000 people. In his speech, Dr. King explained how he dreamed that one day Black people would be just as equal as white people. Therefore, this speech became famously known as "I have a dream". This speech is one of the finest speech in the history of American Oratory.

Many people were inspired from his speeches and marches, therefore they took stand against racial segregation and descrimination, which concluded as an ending of racial segregation.

1964

Inspirations

Dr. King was inspired by Gandhi's success with non- violent activism. King visited Gandhi's birth place in India in 1959.

The trip to India affected King in a profound way, deeping his understanding of non-violent resistance and his commitment to the America's struggle for Civil Rights.

King was also influenced by Jesus, Abraham, Lincoln, Benjamin Mays, Hosea Williams and Bayard Rustin.

1954

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white pessenger on a bus in Montgomery, Albama. However, when King was acknowledged about this act of segregation, he helped organize The Montgomery Bus Boycott.

For consecutive 385 days, local African- American avoided public transport, causing a critical decrease in public transport revenues.

Even King's house was bombeb during these day, to add on he was arrested in regards for becoming the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

In the end, the United States District Court ruled to end racial segregation on all Montgomery Public Buses.

Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Albama when he was just 25 years old, afterall he was self-confident and persistent.

1953

1929

King married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953

They had four children:

  • Yolanda King
  • Martin Luther King III
  • Dexter Scott King
  • and Bernice King.

Rosa Parks and MLK

A baby was born in the family of Kings, named Martin Luther King, Jr on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Martin was the second/middle child of Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams. MLK had an older sister, Willie Cristine, and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel Williams King.

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Alberta Williams

Martin Luther King, Sr.

Young Martin

Martin's both father and grandfather were Baptist Pastor ministers. His mother was a schoolteacher, who taught him how to read before he went to school. Young Martin was an excellent student in school; he skipped grades in both elementary and high school. He enjoyed reading books, singing, riding a bike and playing football and baseball. Martin entered Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 15.

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By: Zainab Shaikh

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