King Jr Dream

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The Dream of a King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader in Civil Rights; he focused not on violent rebelling but peaceful protests. He pushed the way toward segregation in the South for many years and protested to try and achieve peace. He wanted blacks to come together and participate in organizations that supported civil rights activism. Martin Luther King was born in 1929 in Atlanta Georgia during a turning point for Americans: The Depression. The depression affected everyone and their self motivation disappeared. Throughout his life King became known for his empowering speeches all over the country and his hundreds of protests for the little cities who suffered the most from racism. He spoke in front of the largest civil…show more content…
He was moved by the examples of Mahatma Gandhi’s civil defiance in India and became devoted to the belief of non-violence (1). “King bested his white classmates in the usual seminary fare of Bible criticism, church history, church administration, and practice preaching.” His success in religion classes and public speaking gave him confidence to follow in his father and grandfathers steps in becoming a minister. (2) Martin grew up when there was a lot of discrimination against black people. In his early childhood Martin had to stop playing with his fiend who was white because his friends’ mother wouldn’t let him play with a “negro”. The 1930’s began with The Depression and ended with World War II. The country went through many changes: economically, politically, and socially. In 1944 Martin went to study at Morehouse College at just seventeen years old. He met his wife Coretta and later they had four children…show more content…
He gave hundreds of speeches a year that of which included his most famous “I Have a Dream” speech. In 1963 Martin and 250,000 demonstrators marched to the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered the speech that changed the Civil Rights Act forever. Martin’s words echoed through the crowd that August: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. “That year Martin was named Time’s Man of the Year. This speech eventually led to the pass of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1965 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He gave an acceptance speech that questioned why the award was given. “Therefore, I must ask why this prize is awarded to a movement which is beleaguered and committed to unrelenting struggle; to a movement which has not won the very peace and brotherhood which is the essence of the Nobel Prize. After contemplation, I conclude that this award which I receive on behalf of that movement is profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time --
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