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    Allied Powers fought for the freedoms and rights of many people who could not stand up for themselves. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a proponent of standing up for oneself in a nonviolent manner. In fact‚ “. . . he led a massive protest in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ that caught the attention of the entire world‚ providing what he called a coalition of conscience” (Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography). This protest led to a law that desegregated downtown stores in the city of Birmingham (Children’s Crusade)

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    Without Martin Luther King Jr and his bravery and courage‚ the Civil Rights Movement would not have been as successful or have such a tremendous impact on America. In the 1950s and 1960s‚ African Americans were not treated equally and Dr. King led a movement into gaining their civil rights. King contributed to the civil rights movement by organizing nonviolent protests‚ marches‚ sit ins and other significant movements. An important movement was the Montgomery bus boycott‚ which resulted in his home

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    passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 segregation had become outlawed nationwide. Despite segregation being outlawed many African-Americans still found that they were having their voting rights infringed on. On March 7‚ 1965‚ led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ 600 citizens marched from Selma to Montgomery. They were met with an act of violence from state police. In response to the events that took place that day President Johnson held a speech titled ‘The

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    assassinations of the 1960’s were paramount. A shocking event that occurred during this time period was the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He was a civil rights leader for the African Americans and helped the integration process. On the day of his assassination‚ he was planning to march in protest for African

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    Martin Luther King Jr.‚ but their ideologies were different in a few‚ very important‚ ways. Despite these differences in ideology‚ Baldwin’s beliefs (as they appeared to be described in his work The Fire Next Time) were similar enough for him to be considered an integrationist along the same lines as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ even if he did not ascribe directly to the movement. Before any argument can be made‚ it is necessary first to define integration as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was‚ and is still‚ a very influential person in today’s society. In his speech known as‚ “I Have a Dream”‚ he highlights the themes of freedom‚ justice‚ and brotherhood/sisterhood to show the problems that he saw during his time‚ and his hopes for the future. If Dr. King was alive today‚ he would still be working towards his dream for the nation. Consequently‚ there are many events that happen today that oppose King’s themes of freedom‚ justice‚ and brotherhood/sisterhood.

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    I remember thinking that my hero was Kevin Hart as a kid because he was humorous‚ smart‚ and just a plain good person‚ but those aren’t qualities of my hero. My true hero Is Martin Luther King Jr. now he is truly hero worthy am I right. Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15‚ 1929 and in those times there was segregation involved meaning people of different skin tones couldn’t interact with each other. Everything was separated between if you were black or white. Sadly black people couldn’t do

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    Andrew Jackson Young jr. was born March 12‚ 1932 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. That was a time in the Great Depression and the Jim Crow Laws. Young reached many goals in his time. Young also impacted the Civil Rights movement. Before Young impacted anything he went to school and graduated from Howard University in Washington‚ DC in 1951 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. After graduation he earned an degree from Hartford Theological Seminary in Connecticut. After this he started himself in Civil Rights

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    In this era the major reason why schools today‚ relatively speaking‚ teach about Martin Luther King and a little about Malcolm X also Martin Luther King has a holiday and Malcom X does not have a holiday. MLK was a stounged Christian who preached integration and loving your oppressor. White leaders paid and subsidized MLK to educate African Americans to be defenseless against one of the cruelest groups of people the world has ever known. He was the perfect "leader" for white people because he

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    There were many differences between the African American Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Civil Rights Movement. African American’s did not have many rights at all‚ they were a minority; they were black. However‚ with the Women’s Suffrage Movement‚ they were more likely white‚ middle or upper-class women fighting for the same rights that white‚ American men had. The Women’s Civil Rights Movement began with the suffrage movement‚ which was a movement for women to gain the right to vote‚ which

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