Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King!By Lori Aitchison

Background Information!15th of January 1929.Birth name was Michael.A segregated public school.Theological studies for three years.Married. Two daughters and two sons.Pastor for Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

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What He Stood Up For?Black and white to have equal rights in America. Leader of the first nonviolent negro group.

His Achievements!On December 21st 1954, Blacks and Whites rode as equals on buses. 5 books and heaps of articles against racism black people. During 1957 and 1968, six million miles, spoke 250 times.Five honorary degrees and was named Man of the YearProtest in Alabama for Negros to be able to vote.Nobel peace prize. peaceful march, which he then delivered the I have a dream speech.

Consequences Martin Luther King was pronounced dead at the age of 39, he was shot by James Earl Ray, was caught and convicted two months later.

Arrested over twenty times. Assaulted over four times.

James Earl Ray

Martin on his balcony with Garbage strikers just before he was assonated.

I Have a DreamMartin Luther King

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