I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most incredible men in the world. He thought that it was not right that African Americans had to drink out of separate water fountains, sit in the corner of restaurants in the ‘colored section’, or give up there bus seat to a white man because it was the law. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist that faught bravely for the freedom of himself and for the freedom of others.
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Martin Luther King Jr. organized many nonviolent marches to protest against segregation and racial injustice. This peaceful means of protest was known as passive resistance. One of the most famous marches was The March on Washington, which took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with a powerful way with words. At the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, which dealt with peace and racial equality.
It was one of the most powerful speeches King had ever given, and one of the most powerful that American History has ever heard. A famous excerpt from his speech was, “I have a dream today. 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.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
The next year, Martin gave his Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway. He was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but it was well deserved. He announced that he would donate all of the prize money ($54,123) to the civil rights movement.
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Martin Luther King faught for freedom and was one of the main leaders of the civil rights movement. He was nearly killed numerous times by people that did not enjoy his actions. Even though his marches were peaceful and only one turned violent, Martin Luther King was put in jail thirty timesfor hisresistance. Martin Luther King tryed to put the blacks and white together
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Martin Luther King Jr. organized many nonviolent marches to protest against segregation and racial injustice. This peaceful means of protest was known as passive resistance. One of the most famous marches was The March on Washington, which took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man with a powerful way with words. At the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, which dealt with peace and racial equality.
It was one of the most powerful speeches King had ever given, and one of the most powerful that American History has ever heard. A famous excerpt from his speech was, “I have a dream today. 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.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
The next year, Martin gave his Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway. He was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but it was well deserved. He announced that he would donate all of the prize money ($54,123) to the civil rights movement.
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Martin Luther King faught for freedom and was one of the main leaders of the civil rights movement. He was nearly killed numerous times by people that did not enjoy his actions. Even though his marches were peaceful and only one turned violent, Martin Luther King was put in jail thirty timesfor hisresistance. Martin Luther King tryed to put the blacks and white together