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    Martin Luther King and Benjamin Franklin are two well known significant figures throughout American history. King and Franklin are both similar and different in many aspects of their lives when it comes to their personal lives‚ such as‚ spouse‚ life‚ and education‚ their political movements‚ and their awards. They are good influential leaders to their followers. They both are dedicated and hard workers in what they do. Martin Luther King and Benjamin Franklin’s lives can be compared where both

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    all know Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. But have you ever wondered which one influenced society the most? I think that it was Martin Luther King Jr. I know that everybody will say that Rosa Parks stood up to the segregation‚ even though she got arrested for it. But I think that Martin Luther King Jr. has influenced society more because he never lost faith‚ he started the bus boycott‚ and he was very peaceful. Read the rest of my essay. See if I can get you on Martin Luther King Jr.’s side

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    “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and confidence‚ but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”            -Martin Luther King Jr.     Martin Luther King Jr‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and George Washington all stated that the stories of terrorism‚ violence‚ and inequality were all acts of creating an even more sunder society. 1For several years‚ equality and freedom were always used for granted when it came to the color of people’s skin‚ gender‚ and

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    everyone is familiar with‚ but still raises doubts and controversy. That’s because not all of us have experienced racism an therefore find it hard to identify with the victims. Dr. Green‚ an advocate of black lives matter and a college of Martin Luther King Jr.‚ tells us about how the african america society are still oppressed by society through his own experiences of racism. Stories of how‚ growing up‚ his family had been rejected from multiple restaurants and hotels while traveling simply because

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister‚ activist‚ and he was also a humanitarian‚ and he was also a leader in the African – American civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the cruel things that was happening in the world. Martin Luther king Jr. was born on January 15th in 1929 in Atlanta GA. He was also married to Coretta Scott King(1953-1968). Martin Luther King had 4 children named … Martin Luther King 3‚ Yolanda King‚ Bernice King‚ Dexter Scott King. Martin Luther

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    to live” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. The person that I admire is a man that we all cherish and celebrate every year in his honor. He was an American Clergyman‚ Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ and quite possibly is the most influential leader in all of American history. That man is the great‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Growing up‚ Dr. King knew his ancestors’ history and how Africans got to America. He knew that African

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    Martin Luther KingJr is a great black man who accomplished many things for the Negros. Martin Luther KingJr is a pastor and head leader of the Christian church. At his time there was many racism going on against the Negros. Blacks would suffer from violence and discrimination from the whites. Colored people did not have the same rights as the American whites. For years‚ the discrimination and racism was going on. But a firm believer of freedom‚ Pastor Jr was determined to fight for equal rights

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    Throughout the 1960s‚ African Americans made exceptional gains. There cause came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement. The term Civil Rights Movement encompasses strategies‚ groups‚ and movements in the united States contained goals to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and the 1960s was a time when African Americans first began to fight against segregation in the South leading to the nationwide battle for economic equality

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    leaders has to be Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s. During this time‚ he lived out a covenant relationship with the people that he led even in times of distress. Throughout his protests to abolish segregation and gain equality among all races‚ he was faced with a wide array of adversities as many attempted to limit his influence. However‚ Martin Luther King Jr. displayed resilience

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    a. I chose Martin Luther King‚ Junior’s speech. The name of this speech is “I have a Dream” b. I listened to this speech in Chinese when I was in the middle school. I was attracted by this title-“I have a Dream”. This time‚ I want to listen it again in English in order to feel the original feeling of this speech. c. First‚ I am impressed by the introduction part of this speech. The opening is a powerful one and can stir up the listeners’ passion. When I heard it‚ I really want to know what

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