Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Jr.

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Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?Jr.?

Dr. king was a very Dr. king was a very kniwn civil right kniwn civil right activist that tried activist that tried to help black to help black people be equal to people be equal to white and not to be white and not to be segregated. segregated.

Quotes from "I Have a Dream”

• One quote that was in the I have a dream speech is : “A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”

Books Dr. King wrote?Books Dr. King wrote?

• The books that Dr. king wrote is nice books

His Early life:His Early life: Martian Luther king was as Martian Luther king was as

born Michael Luther King, born Michael Luther King, Jr., but he had his name Jr., but he had his name changed to Martin. His changed to Martin. His grandfather began the grandfather began the family's long tenure as family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Baptist Church in Atlanta. Martian Luther king also Martian Luther king also acted as co-pastor. Martin acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse 1948 from Morehouse College College

The early civil rights The early civil rights movementmovement

The civil rights The civil rights movement was a movement was a period of time where period of time where many people like many people like rosa park tried to rosa park tried to make black people make black people equal with whites equal with whites

Dr. King’s contribution:Dr. King’s contribution:

Dr. kings Dr. kings contribution was contribution was very helpful because very helpful because without Dr. king I without Dr. king I think today black think today black people would be people would be segregated. segregated.