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- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968
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- Stats
- Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. He was awarded 20 honorary degrees from various colleges and universities from many countries during his life. Martin visited many different places in the U.S.A. and around the world like India, Albany Georgia, Washington D.C. and Memphis Tennessee where he died a wrongful death. He was a nice looking man who had black hair and skin, a short mustache and short hair. King’s first name was originally Michael King Jr. His most recent award was the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004, 36 years after his wrongful death in 2004.
- Congressional
- Gold Medal
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- Lorraine Motel (place were Martin Luther King Jr. died)
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- Childhood
- Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in a loving family. His father was named Martin Luther King, Sr., and his mothers name was Alberta Christine Williams. His family was a financially secure middle class family in Atlanta, Georgia. During his period of his life his family encountered racial discrimination like many black families.
- Even though he had many struggles he also had many accomplishments. While he was in school he won second place in an oration contest in Valdosta, Georgia. He and his siblings received a better education than the average child of their race during that time. It was hard growing up as a person faced with racial discrimination.
- Adult Life
- Martin Luther King Jr. had a hard but successful adult life. He was married to Coretta Scot King and had four kids Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernica Albertine King. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family lived in Montgomery Alabama where they encountered racial discrimination and FBI wire taping. The FBI was wire taping him and his family because they thought the Soviets were trying to infiltrate the civil rights movement. Despite all the struggles King Jr. had many accomplishments like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington D.C. where he gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
- Timeline
- 1929 - January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. was born.
- 1951- Martin became the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
- 1955 - December 5-20, King Jr. helps with Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1957 - Martin took part in the founding of the Southern, Christian, Leadership, Conference (S.C.L.C)
- 1961 - October 14, FBI wire taps him and his family.
- 1963 - Martin Luther King Jr. wrote letter from Birmingham, AL. Jail.
- 1963 - King took part in the March on Washington D.C.
- 1964 - October 14, Martin became youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1965 - He started expressing doubts about the U.S. roll in the Vietnam War.
- 1968 – April 4, 6:01 pm Martin Luther King Jr. was wrongfully assassinated in Memphis Tennessee at the
- Lorraine Motel.
- Major Accomplishments
- Martin Luther King Jr. is someone I want to learn more about because I want to know more about the important things he did for the U.S. and the world. His work has made segregation illegal, and it gave African Americans labor and voting rights. This made the world a much better place to live in. Without him we would live in an unfair world with lots of racism and segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. Has affected me by standing up for what he believes is right and not giving up even when racial discrimination and violent acts were done to him. He even gave his life doing what he believed was right.
- Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his protests on segregation, and his “I Have a Dream Speech” which he spoke at Washington D.C. during his march on the city. Martin won many great awards. He was the youngest recipient of the Noble Peace Prize. Another prize he won was the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1971. Time Magazine selected him as one of the “Ten Most Outstanding Personalities of the Year” in 1957.
- Quotes
- 1. “Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
- 2. “To be a Negro in America is to hope against hope.”
- 3. “Power at best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love”
- Bibliography
- en.wikipedia.org
- utsa.edu
- laits.utexas.edu
- drew.edu
- jupiterimages.com
- michigandaily.com
- crimelibrary.com
- liu.edu
- congressionalgoldmedal.com
- thekingcenter.org
- images.google.com
- google.com
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