Martin Luther King Jr. by Felix Aguilar
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on on January 15, 1929 in his grandparents' house in Atlanta, Georgia. He was named after his father who was the minister of a baptist church. From a very early age, MLK was fascinated with words. He had grown up to be a very strong man. He wanted to be a minister just like his dad. He went to Morehouse college in 1948. One day he decided to start a march of freedom. So thay got signs and posters. He got so many people that they fought and struggled and staid in the hot heat for days until they finally said, "We will treat you fairly," because the white people got tired of them. So they made a deal to treat black like they treat white. Martin Luther King Jr. died on April 4, 1968 at 6:00 o'clock. King's coffin was placed on an old farm wagon pulled through the streets of Atlanta for two miles.
I remember Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream Speech." He gave it in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. One of the most famous lines in the speech is that he wanted his young children to be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. He was a pacifist which means that he believed on non-violence. He was a very brave man. PZ
ReplyDeleteIf Martin Luther King, Jr. were still alive, I think he would be pleased that much progress has been made in all people being treated with respect and dignity, but I also think he would say a great deal more needs to be done. Thank you for a very well written and informative blog!
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