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Martin Luther King: A Hero
A hero to me is not violent, but brave and warm hearted. He was the worlds voice for equality. Martin Luther king was a civil rights activist, and well known for his actions and services. Dr. king has played a major role in the way our country is shaped today. Although king is well known if you have not been inspired by him after you read this, may you be inspired by Martin Luther king’s influential actions.
King has outrageous accomplishments considering the era he lived in, where blacks had their dignity stripped from under them and the freedom they had was as narrow as tunnel vision. Equality for all was his strongest belief. Changing the rock-hard mindsets of racists was the most influential
Atlanta, Georgia was kings home town where he

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