Dr. Martian Luther King Jr. was a man that believed everyone is created equal. Even though he believed in peaceful protests and non violence he got death threats. In his life he was named man of the year in 1963 by time magazine and he also won a noble peace prize in 1964. He is called the leader of the civil rights movement.
Kings idea of the American dream was that everyone is equal and should be treated equally. He wanted everyone to live together and get along with each other. Mostly it was that people shouldn't be defined by the color of their skin but by there actions. He believed the best way to achieve this dream was to be peaceful and patient.
America has always been a little segregated but i got worse around 1940. To the point that if you weren't white you couldn't even sit in the same restaurant or use the same restrooms and drinking fountains. Dr. Martian Luther King Jr. wanted to change that to show that just because you have a different color of skin doesn't make you superior than the others.
Dr. King believed that all the problems would be solved if everyone worked together. That everyone needs to develop a world perspective i think this means you should care and know about what is going on in the world. Also how every country views us.
Kings idea of the American dream was that everyone is equal and should be treated equally. He wanted everyone to live together and get along with each other. Mostly it was that people shouldn't be defined by the color of their skin but by there actions. He believed the best way to achieve this dream was to be peaceful and patient.
America has always been a little segregated but i got worse around 1940. To the point that if you weren't white you couldn't even sit in the same restaurant or use the same restrooms and drinking fountains. Dr. Martian Luther King Jr. wanted to change that to show that just because you have a different color of skin doesn't make you superior than the others.
Dr. King believed that all the problems would be solved if everyone worked together. That everyone needs to develop a world perspective i think this means you should care and know about what is going on in the world. Also how every country views us.
Even though his thoughts of non violence and standing together applied to the civil rights movement we should use them now. We now are taught that every one is equal and deserves equal rights but that dosent mean that we always treat every one fairly. So we should learn from his beliefs.
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