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    Martin Luther King, Jr. I HAVE A DREAM! In an era when racial discrimination and public bigotry towards African Americans in the United States was becoming more evident, this simple, but powerful statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a beacon of hope for all African Americans in the country. In his speech, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King expresses his frustration that after a hundred years since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans are still treated

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    major leaders: Martin Luther King Jr. Despite the fact that they had the common goal of racial equality, they had opposing views on how to obtain it. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that Civil Rights should be obtained peacefully, through methods such as boycotts, sit-ins, and marches. While Malcom X believed that such a thing should be obtained at all costs, with violence or otherwise. While many blacks found themselves divided between the two. I believe that Martin Luther King Jr. 's made the most

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    Martin Luther King Jr. born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia with the name of Michael King Jr.. He was the second child of Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His father was a minister of Ebenezer Baptist church and with Martin spent a lot of time in church. He grew up in a period in United States when african americans suffered from segregation and discrimination. In 1953, he married Coretta Scott and they had four children. Martin was inspired to fight for the civil rights

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    After Martin Luther King Jr. presenting his speech known as “I have a dream” on March 1963, now five decades has passed. We were once again forced to ask ourselves: did we yet have a long way? A 21-year-old white man, Dylann Roof, killed nine African-American people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. on Wednesday, June 17. They gathered for Bible study. The mass murder has acted as an anti-black racist with radical violent statements of African-Americans. Mr.

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights Era, advocating for the Civil Rights Act’s passage and eventually passage of the Voting Rights Act in the 1960s. In his capacity as a Civil Rights leader, MLK delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech after the march for Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. His speech was delivered on August 28th in front of the Lincoln Memorial. In his speech, MLK made sure to emphasize the hope that many African Americans had in the United States. Furthermore

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    Dear Mr. President, For the United States we have many holidays commemorating many people. We remember Martin Luther King Jr., our very First President George Washington. I feel we should create another holiday to celebrate an influential and prestigious man. I want to make a day to honor Billy Graham. He is a very kind and courteous man who works hard and has worked hard since the day he started. Billy Graham was born November 7, 1918 (billygraham.org). Since he was born in 1918 he grew

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    Biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968 Nationality: American Occupation: civil rights leader Occupation: minister (religion) Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in the Atlanta home of his maternal grandfather, Adam Daniel Williams (1863 — 1931). He was the second child and the first son of Michael King Sr. (1897 — 1984) and Alberta Christine Williams King (1903 — 1974). Michael Jr. had an older sister, Willie Christine (b. 1927), and a younger

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    Martin Luther King Jr. lived in a world where racial tensions were high and not everyone was treated equally. He fought for a world where there would be no more segregation and no more disparity between the ways blacks are viewed compared to that of whites. In doing so, he preaches about nonviolence in order to keep the movement honorable. Although Machiavelli believed that the ends justify the means no matter how terrible those means were, the evidence will show that King 's ideas that the means

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a peaceful civil rights activist that fought against segregation and racism. To honor his courage and accomplishments I will fight racism. This change will change my community because there are still racist cops. For instance, about a year ago I was at a friend’s house who is I a rich white cop neighborhood. I was playing music from my phone when a little kid whose dad was a cop came to me and asked if I had Pandora. So I told him yes, which is when he told me to delete

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         Dream. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. A dream of freedom, of complete brother hood, the true American dream, the dream of full equality. King was one of history’s most influential leaders of racial justice. King organized marches, speeches, and much more to motivate the Africans of America to fight for their rights. His political philosophy and strong beliefs helped lead our nation to the racial justice we have today. Dreams King speaks of the American dream in almost

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