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Martin Luther King :star: (Events that happened to him (After getting…
Martin Luther King :star:
Born
Born IN Atlanta Georgia
Born on 15 January 1929
Christened Michael
Name Change when he was 6
Family
Mother is Alberta Williams king
Father is Martin Luther king Sr
Brother is Alfred
Sister is Christene
Racialism
Started between the 1600s and the 1700s
Kidnapped black people were sold as slaves
In 1860s slavery was abolished in America
Laws were introduced to separate black people and white people
In the 1950s black people looked for equality
Martin Luther King found out bout Rosa Parks and took action
I had a dream speech
Spoke these word in front of 250,000 people
Is one of the worlds most powerful speeches
Said on the 28th of August 1963
Events that happened to him
After getting married he moved to Alabama
He decided to devote his life to ensuring all people were equal
He wanted to do stuff peacefully
In October 1960 he was arrested
people in the southern states disagreed with fair treatment
In 1963 King was arrested again
he wrote a moving letter that got him out of prison
Noble peace prize
Was 35 when he won
Won in 1964
Youngest person in the world to win
Received in Oslo, Norway
Won on 10th of December 1964
Interesting facts !
Name change at six
Father was a Baptist minister
Mother was a school teacher
Went to college at 15
Has four children