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Background Info.

• Born January 15, 1929

• Passed away April 14, 1968

Background

• He was born in Atlanta GA.

• He was a Baptist Minister and a Social Activists

• Cause of Death: Assassination by firearm

childhood house:

Childhood:

He lived in his maternal grandparents' large Victorian house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the second of three children, and was first named Michael, after his father. As a child King attended Atlanta Public Schools, first David T. Howard Elementary, then Booker T. Washington High School, where he was quarterback of the football team. Martin Luther King Jr. was very smart, he even skipped the 9th and 12th grade.

Accomplishments

Accomplish-ments

King impacted American society with his nonviolent protests, he also led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which made African Americans take a stand for equal rights. Martin Luther King Jr. also led the Birmingham Campaign, and he wrote the "I Have A Dream" speech, which intensified the Civil Rights Movement. He was instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He was a role model that mostly all African Americans look up to. He gave them hope.

Major Events:

Major Events

• December 1, 1955- King is elected to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott
• 1956- King becomes President of the Montgomery Improvement Association.
• Jan. 30, 1956 King's home is bombed, later a crowd gathers around his house and King pleaded for violence.
• June 23, 1957-King and other civil rights leaders meet with President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington.
• Aug. 28, 1963-King delivers his "I have a Dream" speech.
• April 4, 1968- King is shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.

Motivations

• Racial segregation was nearly universal during King's time
• Mahatma Gandhi inspired King to practice nonviolence
• Religion played a part as well, as his father and grandfather were both preachers
• Like Antigone, King was motivated by unfair laws and wanted to do what was right, even if it was against the law.

Effect

Martin Luther King, Jr. was not worried about the consequences of his actions in breaking the law; he wanted equality and justice for all people. Antigone was also more concerned with doing the right thing than breaking the law because the law was unfair and went against doing the right thing. She knew that Polynices and Eteocles were equals, just as King knew that blacks and whites were equals and deserved equal treatment and protection under the law.

Effect on Society

Antigone Background

Antigone Back ground:

In Greek mythology, Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta. Oedipus, king of Thebes, unknowingly married his mother Jocasta, and had four children: Antigone, Ismene, Polynices and Eteocles. After Eteocles and Polynices killed each other fighting for the throne, Creon declared that Eteocles should receive all the proper burial rites, but Polynices should not be buried or even mourned.

Antigone motivations

Motivations:

The reason why Antigone went against Creon's wishes is because she loved her brother and she thinks everyone deserves an equal burial. She believes no matter if a person is good or evil, they still should be buried.

HOW ARE THEY ALIKE?

Similarities:

Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. are both rebellious heroes. They both have to go against authority to get the rights and the things that they want. Antigone wanted a burial for her brother, but Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to end segregation and gain equality for all people. Both of these rebellious heroes wanted to do things for other people and not just for themselves. They both went against laws that they knew were unjust. They were both selfless and brave.