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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…

In 1964, Martin Luther King was told over the phone that he had won a Nobel Peace Prize for his great leadership of the Civil Rights movement (Martin Luther King). Martin Luther King delivered the “I Have A Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. Over 200,000 people were present for the March on Washington protest…

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…

Blair L.M. Kelly is an American Historian and author specializing in African American history. She has a Ph.D. from Duke University for History and teaches history at North Carolina State University. The book she has written “Right to Ride” is set in the late 1800’s to the 1900’s during the early Jim Crow era. Her…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Many people know of Letter from Birmingham Jail, written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but do you know what it was in response to? I, along with many others, did not know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was responding to the 8 clergymen who wrote a document entitled A Call for Unity. The…