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Martin Luther King ,jr.

Martin Luther King ,jr. Martin Luther King was born on 15 J anuary 1929 in Atlanta in the U nited States. He died on 4 April1968 in Memphis. He was a non violent activist who was against segregation & poverty and for peace. The segregation.

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Martin Luther King ,jr.

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  1. Martin Luther King ,jr. Martin Luther King wasbornon 15 January1929 in Atlanta in the United States. He died on 4 April1968 in Memphis. He was a non violent activistwhowasagainstsegregation& poverty and for peace

  2. The segregation When he was 6 years old he underwent his first experience of racial segregation. His friend said « We haven’t the autorisation to playwith youbecauseyou are black  » The boycott of the bus of Montgomery: On 01 December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested because she hadn’tgivenher place to a white man on a bus. This led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The aim of the boycott was: • to let black and white men any place they wanted on a bus. • to make black and white men equal on a bus. • to allow black men to drive a bus. • to get drivers to be courtly with everybody onthe bus. Rosa Parks

  3. The segregation Martin Luther King was helped by John F. Kennedy in the fight against the segregation of black people in the USA. But a lot of rights were implemented when Lyndon B Johnson becamepresident. On 28 August 1963 MLK pronounced a very famous speech “ I have a dream” . This speech was pronounced when there was a march for freedom and employment.

  4. The segregation - In 1963, MLK organized a demonstration in Birmingham. It wasthe city with the biggest racial segregation. MLK was arrestedon 13 April but he wassupportedby John F Kennedy and he was freed one week after. On 02 May he organized a demonstration with children and students. But the policemen respondedwith violence and this demonstration wascriticized a lot. - In Washington he organized a very bigmarchwith 250 000 people. Itwasthe biggest demonstrationeverheld inthe capital of the USA.

  5. The peace In 1964, MLK became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent fight against racial segregation and for peace. In 1965, MLK was against the war in Vietnam. He denounced the attitude of the Americans and said “ the USA is the biggest supplier of violence in the world”.

  6. The poverty The fightagainstpovertywasthe second phase in the Civil RightsMovement. This fight was not todefend the afro- americans. MLK said« This fightisaimedat all poor men. We must includethe American Indians, the Portoricans, the Mexicanand even the Whites.

  7. The conclusion MLK was murdered in March 1968 in Memphis. In 1997, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. Thisis the grave of Martin Luther King and it’swritten « free at last »

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