Martin Luther King Junior

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Martin Luther King Junior

• Programmed and Presented by Branden and Brett
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Biographical Information

• Martin Luther King Junior lived from 1929-1968.
• In the 17th of November, 1955, his first child
  was born.
• In the 18th of February 1957, King appears on the
  front cover of the TIME magazine.
• On the 4th of April 1968, King was shot off the
  balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis and he
  was killed.
• On the 9th of April King was buried in Atlanta.

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What Do We Believe

• We believe he is a peace hero because he took us
  in the right direction towards stopping racism.
• Thank You Martin Luther King!

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Building Peace .

• Martin Luther King Junior gave the black people
  the same rights as white people and changed
  history.
• 250 000 people were there for the speech I Have
  A Dream.
• King was one of the 20th centurys most
  influential men who lived one of the most
  extraordinary lives.
• King wrote 4 books about equal rights between the
  white people and the black people.

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We Believe a Peace Hero Is

• Martin Luther King Juniors house was bombed, he
  was charged thirteen times, went to jail and yet
  still protested non-violently.
• He fought for equal rights.
• His first speech was called, I have a Dream.
• The speech has changed history.

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Biography Information Continued

• On the seventh of June 1966, Kings friend was
  recording a speech called, March Against Fear,
  when Kings friend was also shot.
• On the 17th of September 1958, King wrote his
  first book called, Stride Towards Freedom.
• King Ralph and 264 other protesters are arrested
  during the campaign on the 16th of December 1967.

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Building Peace Continued.

• In 1956 while King speaks at a mass meeting his
  house is bombed. His wife and daughter were not
  injured.
• King had four children in total.
• In 1968 March 18th, King lead a march of 6000
  protesters in support of the striking sanitation
  workers in Memphis. The march descends into a
  violent and looting battle and King was rushed
  from the scene