Marthin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 and was assassinated in 1968 .He was an American clergyman, activist and leader in the African-American civil rights movement.
He was a student of theology at Boston University, adherent of Ghandi´s teaching, which became the center of his own philosophy of life and politics. His movement was the not responding to violence with more violence. MLK led the non-violent civil rights movement that brought racial segregation in the United States to an end.
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He is well-known by his "I Have A Dream" speech. It was a-seventeen-minute speech, but enough to be remembered for ever and ever.
In 1963 Martin Luther King stood in the Lincoln Memorial before 2000.000 supporters to call for a racial equality, in what would become the defining moment of the African-American rights movement and a turning point in human history.
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Protest against descrimination in 1955 formed part of a boycott against a public transport company in Montgomery, for the injustice of arresting a black woman,Rosa Parks, who refused to let her free seat to a white passenger.
Rosa Parks riding a Montgomery, Ala., bus in December 1956, after the Supreme Court outlawed segregation on buses.
He was assassinated in Memphis in 1968. His death caused serious riots in more than 100 cities and converted it into a martyr in the struggle for civil rights and racial equality.
1968 King Assassination Report (CBS News).Walter Cronkite had almost finished broadcasting the "cbs evening news" when he received word of Martin Luther King´s assassination. His report detailed the shooting and the nation´s reaction to the tragedy(CBSNews.com)
big man!! His influence has been important in the human history.
ResponderEliminarI have always liked this man,who became a symbol for African-American people.
ResponderEliminarThis man fought against the racism at a time where almost anyone had the courage for doing it.
ResponderEliminarHe fighted against the discrimination of black people and condemned the apartheid they suffered at that time in the USA. I think his contribution was vital in the defense of human rights
ResponderEliminarIñigo Maeso 1º E
This man did a lot to fight the racism, and most of his work is reflected now in our society.
ResponderEliminarThis man has been the key person for the black people's rights in the USA. This is the reason why I admire him so much.
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