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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist. He became the most outspoken and visible leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 to his death in 1968. He advanced civil rights through his philosophy of nonviolence and civil disobedience. In 1957, Dr. King, along with other civil rights activists, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Their goal was to organize black churches to conduct nonviolent protests to aid in civil rights reforms. Dr. King

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    King was born in 1929 and died from assassination in 1968 and was a Baptist minister and social and civil-rights activist. He led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid 1950’s until his assassination. Dr Martin Luther King Jr tried to rid the world of racist values, attitudes and beliefs. He was the reason for a number of acts put in place to stop some racism in the United States, He led the African-American Civil Rights Movement that lasted from around 1955 to 1968 and his efforts

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    men would be treated equal no matter the color of their skin. Because of King we are where we are today. Martin was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, by the name of Michael King Jr. Later, in 1931 after coming back home from a Baptist convention in Germany, Michael King, Senior; who was Martin’s father, adopted the name Martin Luther King in honor of

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    Americans have long been fascinated with the imagery and lore of Native Americans. From early historians to Mark Twain to Hollywood, Native Americans have been viewed as savages, aggressors, monotonal in voice, and drunks. Native Americans have had a strong influence on America’s birthplace including environmental issues to the diet and foods we eat. It was not until the arrival of the European settlers that Native Americans faced the deterioration of their civilization and culture. Events of

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    Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother named Louise Norton Little and father Earl Little. He was the fourth oldest out of 8 siblings. Malcolm’s mother was a housewife and his father was a Baptist minister who was a also a strong supporter of the black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl Little was heavily involved with the civil rights activism, so his family faced harassment by white supremacist groups. As the result of the harassment Earl Little was killed, forcing

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    Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston Texas. She was the youngest child of three. Her father Benjamin Jordan was a Baptist minister and warehouse clerk. Her mother, Arlyne was a maid, housewife and church teacher. Jordan went to college at the University of Texas. She graduated from college being one out of two African American women in her class. Jordan passed away from viral pneumonia on January 17, 1996. Barbara Jordan is a modern here because she is a brave woman, she overcame racism, she

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    Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay

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    and liberation of the oppressed in the US and the world. King was born on Saturday, January 15th 1929 in Georgia, Atlanta as reported in Nobelprize.org (Nobelprize.org 1). He was the second born and first son to Martin Luther King, Sr, a minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, and Alberta Williams King, a school-teacher. He

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    become a great leader in civil rights movement. Martin Luther King was a social activist and Baptist minister who led the civil rights movement from the mid-1950s to 1960s. According to the website called Martin Luther King Jr.-Biography, Martin Luther king was graduated from high school when he was fifteen. After getting his B. A. Degree from Morehouse, the B. D. from Crozer and then he got his doctor’s degree from Boston University. This shows that Martin Luther King was an intelligent guy who graduated

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    Negro Bus Rider

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    seat to a white man on a Montgomery City transportation bus. News paper highlights "City Charge Faced By Negro Bus Rider"After the capture, blacks all through the city joined together in a huge rally outside one of the city's Baptist church to hear the twenty-six year old minister Martin Luther King Jr. he took a stand in to speak up and speak out against segregation, Parks' capture, and the Jim Crow law she had disregarded. The black leaders also organized the Montgomery one day bus boycott turned out

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    Martin Luther King Jr

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    January of 1957 Martin and many other ministers and Civil Rights Activist founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. They would help conduct non-violent protesting to promote civil rights and equality among all. King met with religious civil rights leaders and lectured all over the country on race related issues. By around 1960 Martin Luther King Jr. was going national. He then returned to Atlanta to become a co-pastor to his father at the original Baptist Church.

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