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Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist
minister.
He believed the words in the
Declaration of Independence
that said, “all men are
created equal.”
But in 1950 all men were not equal. People of color
were discriminated against.
People began to fight for their rights under the law of the United States of America.
Dr. King wanted to protest unfair
treatment of people of color, but without
violence.
He led many protest marches to try and change America.
He led a bus boycott in Alabama.
He was put in jail.
He organized a huge march on Washington, D.C.
People marched to get better jobs and
more freedoms under the
law.
Thousands of people
marched on Washington to support Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
It was on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial
that he gave his, “I Have a Dream” speech.
...“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.”
Dr. King’s efforts led to the Civil Rights Act of
1964.
In 1965 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
for his work.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis,
Tennessee while supporting a strike by
black garbage workers.
His courage and leadership have made America a better place for all people to live,
no matter their color.
Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.January 15, 1929
–
April 4, 1968
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