Martin Luther King Jr.: An Inspirational Hero
Martin Luther King Jr. : an Inspirational Hero
Martin Luther King Jr. once said “ In the recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally, a clergyman, a Baptist preacher.” During a time of inequality and a time of need, Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader, a regional sign of hope, strength, and courage. People all around him looked to him as a leader, someone that would help change the way people looked at colored skin forever. King was not liked because he stood up and said that he didn’t like the way colored-skinned people were being treated, but was liked because he had enough courage to take a stand and become a leader who fought for what he thought was right in a peaceful and respectable way. Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of a courageous …show more content…
This led to King becoming the face of hope in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. After leading the Montgomery bus boycott King continued his life but got more involved with society and the social injustice that he knew too well. He was arrested many times during the movement, but was never violent. In 1960 when he joined black college students at a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter (“Martin Luther King, Jr.”). King would then remain an inspirational leader until his …show more content…
Undertook to gain equality. King faced racial segregation when he was young. But he decided to take a stand against it. When King was accepted into Morehouse and won the prestigious award he proved that colored skinned people could be just as smart or smarter than light skinned people. Martin Luther King Jr. does not go forgotten. Every year millions of people celebrate him and what he did to help gain rights and respect for so many people today. King changed how the world looked by taking a stand and being courageous. The world will never forget his incredible actions that helped end a huge social injustice; his words can be used to give us hope, faith, and
Martin Luther King Jr. once said “ In the recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally, a clergyman, a Baptist preacher.” During a time of inequality and a time of need, Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader, a regional sign of hope, strength, and courage. People all around him looked to him as a leader, someone that would help change the way people looked at colored skin forever. King was not liked because he stood up and said that he didn’t like the way colored-skinned people were being treated, but was liked because he had enough courage to take a stand and become a leader who fought for what he thought was right in a peaceful and respectable way. Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of a courageous …show more content…
This led to King becoming the face of hope in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. After leading the Montgomery bus boycott King continued his life but got more involved with society and the social injustice that he knew too well. He was arrested many times during the movement, but was never violent. In 1960 when he joined black college students at a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter (“Martin Luther King, Jr.”). King would then remain an inspirational leader until his …show more content…
Undertook to gain equality. King faced racial segregation when he was young. But he decided to take a stand against it. When King was accepted into Morehouse and won the prestigious award he proved that colored skinned people could be just as smart or smarter than light skinned people. Martin Luther King Jr. does not go forgotten. Every year millions of people celebrate him and what he did to help gain rights and respect for so many people today. King changed how the world looked by taking a stand and being courageous. The world will never forget his incredible actions that helped end a huge social injustice; his words can be used to give us hope, faith, and