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    hard not to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There are so many similarities between these two historical figures. They both had a mission to free a people from oppression. They also surrounded themselves with the right people. Both these leaders could implement active patience. Most of all, these two leaders embraced the will of God. In the story of Moses, the Israelites are enslaved by Egypt. It is Moses, under the will of God, who must free them. For Dr. King, slavery had ended, but

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    would not allow prejudice was Martin Luther King Jr, and King suffered the greatest cost he could have for his cause, death. In the article, “Martin Luther King Jr: Fighting for Equal Rights in America,” Martin Luther King fought hard against discrimination and eventually was assassinated for advocating for African American’s rights. Some may argue that Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks cost was too much and that they should have surrendered to the prejudice. If King, Parks, and other people who fought

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    Throughout history America has been the arriving place of immigrants searching for a better life. America is perceived as the land were endless opportunities are available. The greatest explanation of the American dream is Martin Luther King, Jr. speech; I Have a Dream. Dr. King speech is more like a testimony of truth, rather than a speech. At the time of his speech African Americans were not free, while the Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal. Dr. King’s movement established

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. Synopsis Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. King, a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist, had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. Among his many efforts, King headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Through his

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    Those who made a difference and changed the world inspire us to seek for world peace. Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. are two historical leaders who made a lot of changes to their countries. Both of those heroes fought for Black people’s rights. Nelson Mandela was the first black South African president to be elected democratically. Martin Luther King was the leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement. According to (www.dictionary.com), the word hero defines as “a person, typically

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were both influential leaders throughout the Civil Rights Movement. Malcolm X once said, “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.” (Brainyquote). During the movement King and X created history by fighting for African-Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. The goals of the Civil Rights Movement weren’t only to gain equal rights for blacks, but it was also

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    “civil disobedience”. One of the most well known activists of civil disobedience was Martin Luther

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    brotherhood.”-Martin Luther King, Jr.(BrainyQuotes.com) This is one of many Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous quotes. I want to show you a little more about Dr. King and how I think I ‘m a little like him. Martin Luther helped many people in his fight for equality, like almost everyone knows. He is known for his fight for equality in between African Americans and “whites”, but he really worked for equality towards equality for everyone. He is an amazing leader that we will never forget. Martin Luther King

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    text, “The Other American,” by Rev. Martin Luther King Junior, he compares the different conditions that African Americans have sustained to compared to white Americans. Dr. King uses excellent phrases that allow the reader to become emotionally attached to the piece of writing they are reading such as, “Every city in our country has this kind of dualism, this schizophrenia, split at so many parts, and so every city ends you being two cities rather than one.” (King, 1) This text provides Dr. King’s

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom Little both believed in black rights. They both believed that whites had an idea of delusion regarding the blacks. The only way to bring about consciousness was to bring it to public opinion and find ways to be involved in the civil rights movement, which had excluded blacks because of false dichotomies. They both wanted one thing; freedom from oppression and degradations. Freedom was about becoming equal human counterparts to the whites; in which both live graciously

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