Martin+Luther+King+Jr.

= = = = = = = = =Martin Luther King Jr.=
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1929-1968
Martin Luther King Jr. was born Micheal Luther King on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King got a PH.D from Boston University and then married Coretta Scott. Although he accomplished many things, he still was faced with discrimination because of his race. As he got older, he realized he couldn't take the abuse any longer. This motivated him to stand up for his rights and he then became one of the main activist in the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s to the 60s. In the December of 1955, King had a part in the Montgomery boycott which lasted over a year. Although King and Rosa Parks were helping, this got them in a lot of trouble. Parks was arrested following her actions on one of the city buses, and King's house was bombed in late January in 1956. This boycott launched King as a national figure. A few years later (1963), King led the March on Washington which consisted of 250,000 other people of all faiths and races. This was also when King made his "I Have a Dream" speech, which inspired even more people to fight for their rights. A year later, King, at the age of 35, was the youngest man to receive the Noble Peace Prize. When King won this award, he gave the $54,123.00 to furthering the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout King's whole life, he stood up for what he believed in and never gave up. This stood out the most during the years of the Civil Rights Movement. On April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tenn., where King was to lead a march for the striking garbage workers of the city he was assassinated. The assassinator goes by the name of James Earl Ray, and because of his actions, he will always be known as the person that killed one of the greatest human beings in the world. Today, there are many statues and monuments honoring King, and he will always be known for the many accomplishments he achieved and the wonderful person he was.

//Stephanie Moulton//

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