Martin Luther King

MARTIN LUTHER KING

“I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.”

Martin Luther King was an American civil rights activist from the 60s to the 70s. He fought against racism and segregations.

During segregations black and white people had to have separate schools, restaurants, bathrooms and seats on buses.

MARTIN LUTHER KING

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929 into a religious family. He believed in non-violent solutions to segregations problem, and he was involved in many social and political events. He went to a religious school in Pennsylvania. Later, he chose to go to Boston University. He graduated at the age of 25 and became a pastor in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

In December 1955, in Montgomery Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man, so she was arrested.

When MLK knew about Rosa's arrest, he started a non violent movement lasted almost a year.

A civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses to protest segregated seating

His famous speech

In 1963 King organized a big demonstration in Washington D.C. There were over 200,000 people and it was there that he gave his famous speech ‘I have a dream’. This started a big change across the country.

"I have a dream that my foUr little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judgeD by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"

Nobel Prize

In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize

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On April 4th 1968, while standing on a balcony in Memphis, he was shot dead by a sniper. After his murder, equal treatment finally began.

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Famous quotes

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend."

To sum up...

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