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On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Junior stepped up to the dais in Washington D. C. to present one of the most celebrated and influential address of our clip. The crowd of over 200,000 listened to his “I Have a Dream” address, in which King attempted to convert people to populate together in peace…

Every great dream begins with a dreamer: Many African Americans have their own dreams and every single one of them has dreamt of freedom and equal rights.  One of the many African American dreamers is Martin Luther King Jr., who gave the speech “I Have a Dream” in 1963.  His speech talks about the injustice…

Introduction Martin stands up in front of a crowd of more than 300,000 people. He fastly adjusts his tie and hesitantly wipes his clammy hands across his drenched forehead. Slightly shaking, he runs his eyes on each line of his cards and flips it, over and over again. Finally, he gathers the courage to bring…

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Martin Luther King and Malcolm X are the most celebrated paragons of Civil Rights Movement. They enabled their fellow Afro-Americans to realize their true place in American community. They further helped them to sense their true worth in the American socio-political system. Both devoted their lives for the cause…

You might know who I am talking about we celebrate him on January 21 every year and I will be giving you all the details about him. Martin Luther King’s birthday was on January 15,1929 he was born in Atlanta,Georgia his childhood never had any problems his and parents hardly had any arguments. Martin Luther…

There are a lot of memorable names throughout history that, no matter how many times you hear about them, you immediately think of what an impact that person had on history. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of these names. A man who stood up tall for his people and fought for their freedom. With…

In the 1900’s, the struggle for African Americans to gain social equality in the United States, intensified during the life changing Civil Rights Movement (1954 – 1968). This progressive social movement would eventually end segregation, in the public environment and the workforce, granting equality to the oppressed citizens of color. Martin Luther King Jr. is…

There are many uses of diction in “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “Strange Fruit.” In “Letter from Birmingham Jail” there are very contrasting uses of diction compared to “Strange Fruit.” Diction in “Letter from Birmingham Jail” being visible in some quotes including “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human…

There are some traits that make good leaders, one of which is drive. Drive is a trait in most leaders that is composed of five parts including achievement, ambition, energy, tenacity, and initiative. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had all these components of drive and many other attributes of a leader. It is evident that…

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man of wisdom who had a great impact on civil rights and how people view discrimination to this day. Coming from a long line of pastors, martin continued the family tradition becoming a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in 1954. Martin was always working hard for civil…