African American Equality

Then Martin grew and got married to Coreta.(Bonnie Bader) martin had four children Martin Luther King third,Dexter Scott King,Yolanda and Bernice King.(Bonnie Bader) and Martin graduated from high school and from college.(Bonnie Bader) Martin went to Bostonard and Morehouse

At the march on Washington, he 1963 he delivered his “I Have A Dream” Speech. In this speech he says “I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- 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.”(http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm)the. The people that helped him overcome this obstacle were the members of the Civil Rights Act. They overcame this obstacle by protesting, even though they got in trouble, and they were tortured. They were still hated by many but they still fought for

fighting for civil rights because over 340 years, US had not yet solved the racism by the means

He fell in love with her and Martin's father married them on January 18, 1953, at Coretta's home in Alabama. They would go on to have four children, Yolanda, Dexter, Martin, and Bernice. In 1954 King was offered the Pastoral ship at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. His father installed him pastor on October 31, 1954. (Michael)

Racism had tainted her life from the very beginning. During her childhood she attended a one-room school for blacks only. She was only allowed to attend school for a short time due to the ailing health of

After Crozer in 1953 he attended Boston University to complete his residency for his doctoral degree, which he received in 1955. During that time he met Coretta Scott, who would later become his wife in June, 1953. From this union they would create four children: Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice (Bio.com).

Rosa Louis McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4 , 1913. When Rosa was just a two years old, her father moved out, leaving her Mother and little brother, Sylvester to take of themselves. The small, split family then moved in with Rosa Grandparents, who

     Coretta Scott King was born on April 27, 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama. Heiberger was a small segregated town. Coretta’s parents were Obadiah and Bernice Scott. She has an older sister named Edythe and a younger brother, Obie. Coretta was named after her grandmother Cora Scott. Her family was hard working and devoted Christians. Coretta had a strong temper, feared no one and stood up for herself.

Standing Up for What is Right Learning about civil rights was a requirement for many of us during our years in school. We have learned about the leaders and how they have been treated at civil rights movements, we know that because of them the world is how it is today. Although individuals have been taught these things not many was educated about civil rights from a leader’s perspective. A famous leader we all should know about, from his “I have a Dream” speech down to his birthplace; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

She was born on April 27, 1927 in Marion Alabama in a Perry County ("Coretta Scott King." Encyclopedia of World Biography). Coretta Scott King had three siblings and she had to help her parents by working in the farms (Rice, Bradley R. "King, Coretta Scott). This is important because it might have affected the way she viewed how white people treated black people. When she went to school in the early days, it was affected by the system of segregation. She had to walk 6 miles a day to and from school and all the white people had to ride the bus. (Rice, Bradley R. "King, Coretta Scott.") She attended Lincoln High School and graduated as a valedictorian in 1945. She was enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education in music. Coretta earned her second collegiate degree in voice and violin. She won a partial scholarship to Antioch College in Yellow Springs she only wanted to discover prejudice and racism. ("Coretta Scott King." Encyclopedia of World Biography) Coretta Scott married Martin Luther King Jr. They got married on June 18, 1953 and they moved to Montgomery Alabama in 1954. Coretta had four kids with Martin Luther King Jr. Coretta Scott king suffered a heart attack and a stroke in August 2005. She died less than a year later on January 30th of 2006 at the age of 78 in Mexico.(Rice, Bradley R. "King, Coretta

on June 18th, 1953. She finished her schooling in Boston and then shortly afterwards returned to Alabama, this time Montgomery where Martin lived. Together they had four children named Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King.

Gandhi, Chief Joseph, Susan B. Anthony, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr all made a change in history, which was making everyone equal no matter if people black, white, male, or female we are all equal inside. It is important for people to take a stand on issues of justice in society because you are changing something from unjust to just, stand up for people who cannot stand up for themselves, and to stand up for people so everyone can be equal. Changing something from unjust to just. During the time of Susan B. Anthony she said “we, the people not we the white male citizen; nor yet we, the male citizens, but we, the whole people, who formed the union.” She means she wants everyone to be equal.

and segregation. He felt African American should have the right to vote, civil rights and an

Her parents worked on a farm. She had a younger brother. She attended really poor schools. She attended high school for a while.

Coretta Scott King, an African American civil rights advocate, was born on April 27th, 1927 in Perry County, Alabama. At a very young age, life for Coretta and her family was very difficult being that her family was more successful than blacks in their area. Her father, Obadiah Scott, was the first African American man to own a truck in this particular area which caused more hatred against their family. Perry County was a very cruel place, Thanksgiving night in 1942 their house was burned to the ground by white racists. Even though this and many other cruel events happened, Obadiah and Bernice Scott, Scott's parents, continued to have faith.