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Martin Luther King Jr. was an African-American leader in the U.S.

He lost his life while


performing a peaceful protest for the betterment of blacks in America. His real name was
Michael King Jr. He completed his studies and attained a Ph.D. After that, he joined the
American Civil Right Movement. He was among one of the great men who dedicated their life
for the community.

There are two reasons for someone to be famous either he is a good man or a very bad person.
Martin Luther King was among the good one who dedicated his life to the community. Martin
Luther King was also known as MLK Jr. He gained popularity after he became the leader and
spokesperson of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

Martin Luther King was an American activist, minister, and humanitarian. Also, he had worked
for several other causes and actively participated in many protests and boycotts. He was a
peaceful man that has faith in Christian beliefs and non-violence. Also, his inspiration for them
was the work of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. For his work in the field of civil rights,
the Nobel Committee awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize.

He was a great speaker that motivated the blacks to protest using non-violence. Also, he uses
peaceful strategies like a boycott, protest march, and sit-ins, etc. for protests against the
government.

King is one of the renowned leaders of the African-American who worked for the welfare of his
community throughout his life. He was very famous among the community and is the strongest
voice of the community. King and his fellow companies and peaceful protesters forced the
government several times to bend their laws. Also, kings’ life made a seismic impact on life and
thinking of the blacks. He was among one of the great leaders of the era

As we know that King was a civic leader. Also, he has taken part in many civil right campaigns
and boycotts like the Bus Boycott, Voting Rights and the most famous March on Washington. In
this march along with more than 200,000 people, he marched towards Washington for human
right. Also, it’s the largest human right campaign in U.S.A. history. During the protest, he gave a
speech named “I Have a Dream” which is history’s one of the renowned speeches.

During his life working as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement he makes many enemies. Also,
the government and plans do everything to hurt his reputation. Martin Luther King was
assassinated in 1968.
Martin Luther King was a great man who dedicated his whole life for his community. Also, he
was an active leader and a great spokesperson that not only served his people but also humanity.
It was due to his contribution that the African-American got their civil rights. Some people
looked upon him as a hero. Some people looked upon him as bad person, but the thing is that he
didn’t care what other people said and thoughts about him. Because all is he ever wanted is to
stop the segration and stop rasicm because it wasn’t right and fair, and this is maybe the reason
why he write his speech “I have a dream”.

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