Where as his mum on the other hand was a professional teacher, but as female teachers were then not allowed to work while they were married, she had to give up her job which was quite heart breaking since she had loved her job so much.
Martin Luther King Jr. married Corretta Scott in 1953 while doing graduate work at Boston Graduate School. They had four kids and they were together until his death. In 1955, he completed his work at Boston Graduate School and got his PHD. By this time Martin Luther King Jr. was a well-known Civil Rights Activist who was attempting to get rid of discrimination and to overthrow the unfair segregation laws in the South. If Martin didn’t succeed in delivering his beliefs of segregation, there is a good chance that Alabama would have been much slower in killing the segregation laws.
In 1960, Martin moved with his family to Atlanta and becomes the co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, which was his father’s old church. He made a famous speech that is known as the "I have a Dream" speech. That speech was an inspiration to millions of African-American people.
Martin was a powerful speaker who knew how to get people involved into speeches; he also was a well known figure in the society and accomplished his success through mostly speeches and his written essays. No matter how strong people’s words were he fired back at the community with strong answers, the people had no choice but to listen to him. He always used his persuasive thoughts and words of wisdom in such a way that he will be remembered as one of the dominating leaders of time and history.
The example of Hitler really set on him; he would have done the same thing in Hitler’s time as he did in his time. This brings us to a conclusion that Martin Luther King Jr. was not only a leader, but showed he cared about his community and the people in it. He did this by all his courage and any tactics he could use, and carefully made his point valid.
I have chosen this topic because Martin Luther King Jr. has spoke very good speeches, believed in nonviolent resistance and made blacks and white’s equals. As well as America will always remember the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, on the third Monday in January, they celebrate his birthday. This is the first national holiday to honor an individual black American. We are all responsible to promote, teach and live the American Dream.
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Michael.C (2012) Martin, Luther King (22/09/12)
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Rachel.S (2011) Martin Luther King Jr. (22/09/12)
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Nigel.K (1988) Living Through History Harcourt Education Limited (21/09/12)
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Aaron.W (2009) Technology, War and Identities Folens Limited (21/09/12)
