He was the key spokesman of the civil rights movement in the United States. He made every effort to secure civil and economic rights of the African-Americans, who were racially segregated at the time. He is widely known for his nonviolence and civil disobedience to resist racial discrimination thanks to his inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi. He was one of the main civil-rights activist in organizing The Great March on Washington in and gave his groundbreaking speech that came to be known as one of the finest speeches in the history of United States oratory.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. 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. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
January 15, — King was born in Atlanta, Georgia. June 18, — King was married to Coretta Scott. June 5, — he completed his Ph. December 1, — arrest of Rosa Parks for not giving up her bus seat to a white man. It led to the Montgomery Bus boycott.
October 14, — he received the Nobel Peace Prize. April 4, — he was shot and killed. I may not get there with you. Rowling Facts. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Read More. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website.
These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. His father Michael King was a pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church. His mother was Alberta Christine Williams King. She has attended Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute today known as Hampton University and earned a teaching certificate.
Michael King Jr. His mother was a teacher and taught him how to read before he entered school. He tried attending school at the age of five but was told to come back at the age of six. Washington High School. He skipped the 9th and 12th grades and entered college at the age of King first attended Morehouse College located in Atlanta Georgia. At Crozer, he received a degree in Divinity religious studies. In King went to Boston University. In he graduated from Boston University with a Ph.
They started dating in and got married in He felt that it was wrong to be judged by the color of your skin. Before the Civil Rights movement, African Americans were not treated equally to white people. King felt that it was wrong to judge people by the color of their skin. He believed that people should be judged on their character and not how they looked. In he took leadership of the Montgomery Bus Boycott where Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat and moving to the back of the bus for a white man.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted a year and on November 13th, the supreme court declared segregation on buses was unconstitutional. In along with other civil rights activists King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to organize and conduct non-violent protests for civil rights. June 23rd, Martin Luther King Jr. King played an essential role in the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
0コメント