Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 and was assassinated on April 4, 1968. He was born as Michael Luther King, Jr., but his name was later changed to Martin. As a child, Martin grew up in segregation, between colored people and white people. He endured life in limits, such as not being able to drink in a certain water fountain or even ride the school bus! His life and the life of other African-Americans were filled with an adequate number of problems because of their race. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew that he had to help make a change, the reason why he is considered a protagonist, or a hero, in the history of freedom from segregation.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very good man. No, he was more than that. He was a courageous man, that was willing to risk his own life for the freedom of others. He fought for rights with no fear. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a bus boycott in 1955 saying that no Black boys, girls, men, and women would ride a bus until bus laws were changed! King led marches, strikes, and faced the consequences-watching his people be arrested, beat, and charged with fireman hoses, and even experienced them himself! Martin, was also very charismatic. He was a church preacher, and also recited many speeches, such as one of his most famous, “I Have a Dream”. King led a quest. A quest that started as a horrible situation of segregation between people. A quest that caused Martin to plant a seed, a seed that would grow into years of speeches, and boycotts, marches, etc. This seed, that would grow into a plant, that blossomed into today, a world where everyone is free. Without Martin, our nation would be filled never ending segregation, because he inspired and motivated others to follow his foot steps.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a peaceful person. He interacted with people in a peaceful manner. When his house was bombed, he told people not to act in violence. He had stated that violence only made matters worse. He was right! Dr. King treated people with love. He once exclaimed that you must love your enemies!!! Martin treated everyone equally. He did not care if you were White, Black, Asian, Hispanic-any race! In one of his speeches he said, “... I have a dream, that one day, my children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream, ...” Martin Luther King, Jr. followed the steps of Ghandi, acting in non-violence. Martin was a Baptist church preacher. To him, freedom was like the “Promised Land” in the Exodus. Moses's story was basically Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. He guided people into the “Promised Land”, but he knew that he would only be able to see it. He would not enter because he had reached the mountaintop. Martin mentioned all this in his last preach (speech) “The Mountaintop” on April 3, 1968, the day before he was shot to death.
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