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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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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and a Baptist minister. In the 1950’s he led the civil rights movement in the United States until his death by assassination in 1968. Dr. King played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of the African-American’s and the creator of the 1964 and voting rights act of 1965. Till this day, Dr. King is considered to be the most influential leader in history of the American Civil Right movement. – why you made this choice- Dr. King was as Michael

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    separate bathrooms, drank from separate water fountains, couldn't eat in "white's only" restaurants, and had to give up their seats on buses if a white person wanted it. Martin was a very intelligent boy. He was able to enter Morehouse College at 15 simply on the strength of his scores on the college entrance exam taken during his junior

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    light in the darkness of their life. As his life went on, the African-Americans finally got freedom from the chains that held them back. They broke free from the ice that froze them in the grind. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the many people who ended segregation. He led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until 1968. He was a civil rights activist and a Baptist minister. In this activism, he helped in ending legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South-US

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    Although it was a phrase that he used many times before, this time it struck a chord with both blacks and whites alike. In July 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act that ended legally sanctioned segregation in the United States. Later in 1964, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Throughout all this, Martin Luther King Jr. showed he was a man of honesty, integrity, faithfulness, intelligence, and determination which are all traits of a great

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    teacher for many years.... So my decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, was painful and difficult. It was, however, an unavoidable decision when the Convention’s leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women, must be “subservient” to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors, or chaplains in the military service” – (Jimmy

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    leader. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement in the mid 1950s He attended segregated public schools in Georgia. Martin Luther King graduated from high school at age 15. His father was a minister at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. At fifteen, Martin Luther King Jr. was enrolled at Morehouse College. He graduated from there in 1948, he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished

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    Martin Luther king's ability as a speaker. During february 1968, there was an issue in memphis concerning about companies treatment toward sanitation worker. Martin Luther King, Jr. who is a spokesperson for the civil rights movement, and a baptist minister flew to memphis to talk about the situation. The speech presented was ‘I have been to the mountaintop”, the speech effectively covered its purpose about the issue of injustice toward sanitation workers. In Martin Luther King,Jr's speech, he encourages

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    Martin Luther King Jr.

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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. IN THESE GROUPS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 1968 FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WENT TO PRISON FAMOUS CAPRICORNS Show All Groups 1 of 19 « » QUOTES “But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedom and justice.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

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    A Baptist member, and social activist, by the name of Martin Luther King Jr., played a very important role in the Civil Rights Movement. He began playing his role in the mid 1950’s until he was later assassinated in 1968. Being inspired by supporters of the nonviolence movement, such as Mahatma Gandhi, King fought for equality for all African Americans. King not only fought for equality, but he also fought for the right to vote and for the victims of unfairness all through peaceful protesting. He

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