Martin Luther King Jr.&&

Madam CJ Walker

December 5th 2007

Date of Birth and Death

Ms. Walker

DATE OF BIRTH:  December 23, 1867

PLACE OF BIRTH:  Delta, Louisiana

DATE OF DEATH:  May 25, 1919

PLACE OF DEATH:  New York, New York

Fact: Sarah Breedlove was her real birth name

Date of Birth and Death

Mr. King

Date of Birth: January 15th 1929

Location of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia

Date of Death: April 4th 1968

Location of Death: Memphis, Tennessee

Madam Walker’s Significant Role

€ She was a slave that independently created a manufacturing business.

€ She is today known as the Americas First Self-made female millionaire. Not only was she the first female but the first African American female.

"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted

to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have

built my own factory on my own ground."

Madam Walker, National Negro Business League Convention,

July 1912

Martin Luther’s Significant role He lead the United States to believe that we are all

equally created as one. He is today known all around and cherished greatly by

most people.

“…I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. 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 one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood…”

“I Have A Dream!” “Let Freedom Ring”

-Martin’s Activities in Life-

• Joined a Boycott with Rosa Parks• He had a book published named, Stride Toward

Freedom • He lead 125,000 people on a Freedom Walk in Detroit • He announced his famous I Have a Dream speech. • He spoke of the start of the, Poor People's Campaign

focusing on freedom for all races.

Fact: He met president Kennedy

-Madam’s Activities in Life-

• In 1906 she started a cosmetics business.

• She also contributed to YMCA, NAACP, the Tuskegee Institute and Bethune- Cookman College.

Fact: She was 17 when she had her only Child

Martin’s Occupation and living location

• He Lived in Atlanta, Georgia

• He became a preacher at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church at Montgomery, Alabama in the year of 1954.

Madam’s Occupation and Living Location

• She lived in Hudson, New York

• She worked as a entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Social Activist

Martin’s Influences

Martin was inspired to become a persuading pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church by his father,

Martin Luther King Sr.

Fact: He worked with Malcolm X

Madam CJ’s Influences

We believe that Madam CJ Walker inspired herself.We also believe that her inspiration might have been because of her daughter A'Lelia Walker

Fact: She was 14 When she married

Characteristics

Martin Luther King Jr and Madam CJ Walker both hold the same type of

characteristics in the category of future thinking, beliefs, and opinions towards

African American Civil Rights. Both wanted all slaves to be free, and for all

races to get along.

Philosophy on civil rights

Martin’s outlook on the civil rights were focused on

freedom of all races as well as Madam CJ Walkers.

Fact: Madams parents were both slaves

Famous Quotes • We may have all come on different ships, but we're in

the same boat now. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

“We all come from different races, but we are all in the same country we share this land that we live on so we all might as well just get along and make “it” work right.”

-Shilouh Frazer

“We all come from different races, but we are all in the same country we share this land that we live on so we all might as well just get along and make “it” work right.”

-Shilouh Frazer

“...I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!”

-Madam CJ Walker“If you want something or you need something go do something bout what your wanting or needing and go get it.”

-Shilouh Frazer

“If you want something or you need something go do something bout what your wanting or needing and go get it.”

-Shilouh Frazer

“I think that we should all get along”

-Sarah Korando

“Don’t wait get up and get it for yourself.”

-Sarah Korando

MLK’s dream…fulfilled?

• “I believe that Martins dream mostly became true, for example quoted in the famous speech “I Have a Dream”, “…one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers…” I am an example of White and Black joining together, both my parents we’re able to join hand in hand without being insulted or put down. But there are others out there that have not come to realize that we are all created equally, which means that his dream has not completely but mostly come true.”– Shilouh Frazer

Martin Luther’s Dream Fulfilled?

“I believe that his dream was fulfilled because we all get along.”– Sarah Korando

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