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Martin Luther King Jr. Changes

Primary SourcesI Have a Dream speech King, Martin Luther, Jr. "American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream." Speech. March on Washington 1963. Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. 28 Aug. 1963. This event helped me understand Martin Luther King more because he shows great emotion of better times in this speech. Letter from a Birmingham Jail King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]." Letter to Clergy. 16 Apr. 1963. This event helps with my project because the letter shows that the injustice that was going on needed to be stopped. The Nobel Prize Acceptance speech "Acceptance Speech." Speech. Nobel Peace Prize Organization. Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo. 10 Dec. 1964. Martin Luther King -. Web. This event is important to my project because it shows that Martin Luther King had accomplished an issue that was occurring. A Time to Break Silence speech King, Martin Luther, Jr. "American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr: A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the Vietnam War)." Speech. Declaration Against Vietnam War. Riverside Church, New York City. 4 Apr. 1967. This event is important towards my project because Martin Luther King Jr wanted peace within our country, and later on in time, he did. Ive Been to the Mountaintop speech
King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I've Been To The Mountain Top." Speech. Mason Temple, Memphis. 3 Apr. 1968. This event helps my project because this speech was about his hope for America and hoping for a better time where America can change their prejudicial ways.

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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998, edited by Clayborne Carson) Carson, Clayborne. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. N.p.: Hachette Digital, 1998. Clayborne Carson is a professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. This helped me with my project because he knows deeply about him. Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader Bader, Bonnie. Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? St. Louis: Turtleback : A Division of Sanval, 2008. Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, 28 Jan. 2007. Web. Bonnie Bader is a publisher for books and looked up Martin Luther King Jrs historical background. This helps me with my project because she knows about him and gives information of his life throughout the story. Martins Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier Rappaport, Doreen. Martins Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.New York City: Hyperion for Children, 2001. Web. Even though this book is a childrens book, it shows you the background of the racism and ridicule of the time that Martin Luther King Jr lived through and what a change he made in history. From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice (Politics and Culture in Modern America) by Thomas F. Jackson Jackson, Thomas F. From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice (Politics and Culture in Modern America). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2006. Thomas Jackson is a historian at University of Pennsylvania and that helps with my project because he knows a lot about the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David Garrows Garrow, David. Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. New York City: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2004.

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This book has conversations with Martin Luther King Jr and about him, which is a great source of information for my project because he was there in the book.

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Fight for Equal Rights

Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He defended the African-American people and fought for their rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was influenced by civil rights leaders Howard Thurman, Mahatma Gandhi, and Bayard Rustin. He was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's belief that resistance to non-violence is the only way to fight for equality. He changed many lives and changed history through his work to end racial discrimination. I chose this topic because it was a great accomplishment for someone to change such horrible things into great opportunities for people who never had a chance to do them for the reason of racial discrimination. I believe Martin Luther King Jr. made a great impact on history and certainly created a turning point in the unfair ways our country believed in at the time. This topic ties in with the theme; Turning Points In History: People, Ideas, Events; for the reason being that the way African Americans had been treated were so terrible and Martin Luther King Jr. was not afraid to fight for the justice of people. Martin Luther King Jr. knew what was going on was only going to get worse and was not afraid to change it. He did what he believed in. He made a change, just like he intended to do. Even though he lost his life while for fighting for what he knew was right, he definitely accomplished his goal. He had a dream of what America could be in the future; Free for all color and race. And now in time, his dream has come true. I believe that Martin Luther King Jr. is an iconic figure all around the world for all of his accomplishments. He was assassinated on April 4th 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee for fighting for the justice of innocent people. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered as someone who fought for equal rights for people of all race and color.