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    Martin Luther King Jr was an inspirational man who helped save lives through his activism in the mid-1950s. He was passionate in his non-violent protests, which helped to raise awareness of racial inequalities in America. All of his passionate work led to significant political changes, such as ending segregation through his speeches. Without him, we would not have multiple races in the same places as whites. He inspired many people of color to stand up for what they thought was right without violence

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    Feminism and the Peace Movement (1910-1990) The idea of “Feminism” is seen in the eyes of many as “women who want to be more masculine” whenever its true meaning is just women who want equality and the same respect and opportunities that men have. This belief has been built up over time through many different perspectives which is why it had turned into the negative idea of what it is. This idea of “Feminism” affected the social hierarchy and system where people were categorized based upon their

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    "Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."is one of Coretta Scott King’s quotes . You have to fight for your freedom if you want to earn it. Some people can’t even earn their own freedom. Freedom isn’t always true for some people/citizens. Freedom is supposed to be allowed all over the world, but some countries still don’t allow it. I disagree with the king because sometimes freedom can be won but not for every person in the world. Example in iraq the women can’t

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    Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta Georgia. Martin was a rambunctious child. Martin’s father and grandfather were ministers in a church that’s why martin wanted to be a minister in a church. Martin wanted to speak powerfully standing on the pulpit. Martin’s favorite subjects were history and English. In 1944, at the age of fifteen, Martin Luther King Jr. entered Morehouse College. Martin studied philosophy at Boston University. In the summer of 1948, Martin and Martin’s sister Christine graduated

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    Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His parens names were Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He was one of three children. He went to Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary and Boston University. He was a member of the Progressive National Baptist Convention. King married Coretta Scott King in 1953. They had 4 kids, Yolanda Denise King (1955-2007), Martin Luther King III )b. 1957), Dexter Scott King (b. 1961) and Bernice Albertine King (b. 1963)

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    Coretta Scott King was an activist who had a major impact on those around her. For Coretta’s funeral, her sister, Maya Angelou wrote Coretta’s eulogy. The eulogy first mentions Coretta’s passion as a peaceful activist who wanted to right the wrongs in the world. The eulogy progresses by explaining her background as an African- American woman who was born in a small town and loved everyone and everything no matter their difference in this world. Maya then describes her experiences of exchanging phone

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    same strategies as in to how to make it better. Martin Luther King believed in reaching African-American equality in the most peaceful way possible. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that” was once said by king in one of his many speeches. King’s inspiration for his non-violent activism was because of Mahatma Ghandi’s successful teachings. King traveled to India, which deepened his understanding in peaceful activism

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    Martin Luther King Laurnisha Abron 7th Grade ELA On www.History.com, it states that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and a church minister he played in many different roles in civil rights in the 1950-1968. He was born in January 15, 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. Dr. King grew up in a sweet auburn neighborhood he attended segregated schools. In his teenage years he was admitted to morehouse college he studied medicine and law, With his brother A.D King and his sister Christine King Farris.

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    Selma was the city that ended suffrage for African Americans because of Rev Martin Luther king and the help from his Christian family. The movie has some intense violence and a lot of foul language, but overall is mainly about Christian and moral content. Even though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 desegregated in certain areas. It made it more difficult for black to register to vote. In 1964 Rev Martin Luther king receives a Noble Pace Prize. The Civil Rights Act was outlaw segregation in all 50 states

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    Every story has a relationship, whether to other people, nature, society, or even to themselves. These create dynamic characters whose ideas are more likely to pop out and influence yours ideas. These two methods of bringing forth an idea is how Coretta Scott King and George Orwell developed their idea of tyranny and breaking unfair rules. In the book Animal Farm, George Orwell uses time in order to develop his ideas about how the Russian revolution went. George sprinkles the idea of tyranny down slowly

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