Martin Luther King Jr.: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
It is a dream deeply rooted in The American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” quoted by Martin Luther King Jr.( www.GoodReads.com) Martin Luther King Jr. was becoming an inspiration to many families, businessmen by just speaking his mind and soon people understood where he was coming from. Martin Luther King Jr. was apart of many, things, but one was the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world, such as became the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In February 1960 the SCLC …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who wanted to do away with racial discrimination. He wanted to do whatever he could, he started groups of men; black and white, he started to preach out in public and started to inspire many people all over the nation, from newspaper writers to the high priest of North Carolina.. One of his most famous speeches was “I have a Dream” speech. Before his speech he delivered about 250,000 men and women and they marched to the Lincoln Memorial. During his speech he said many things but a few of which caught men, women, and even children’s undivided attention. He alluded, “Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still am told to sit in the back of the bus because whites were sought to be better than blacks. On December 1 ,1955 a woman named Rosa Parks was on a part of a bus where …show more content…
was assassinated by a sniper while on the balcony of his hotel room. When news of his death reached the cities riots broke out in at least 110 cities. Rage and violence was carried on throughout the state and acts of violence were still going on well after his death. Martin Luther King Jr. said once that when he died he wanted to be remembered and people to not sorrow because what he started was never going to end his leadership and bravery is still remembered today and it will be remember forever because blacks and whites are united. Martin Luther King Jr. was presented with three funerals, the first at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis.. The second, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church one because both him and his father served their as a clergyperson, the funeral was for his family and close friends. the third service was at Morehouse College for the public. Lyndon B. Johnson bestowed for Martin Luther King Jr. an anniversary every year on April 7 and it shall be
Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world, such as became the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In February 1960 the SCLC …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who wanted to do away with racial discrimination. He wanted to do whatever he could, he started groups of men; black and white, he started to preach out in public and started to inspire many people all over the nation, from newspaper writers to the high priest of North Carolina.. One of his most famous speeches was “I have a Dream” speech. Before his speech he delivered about 250,000 men and women and they marched to the Lincoln Memorial. During his speech he said many things but a few of which caught men, women, and even children’s undivided attention. He alluded, “Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still am told to sit in the back of the bus because whites were sought to be better than blacks. On December 1 ,1955 a woman named Rosa Parks was on a part of a bus where …show more content…
was assassinated by a sniper while on the balcony of his hotel room. When news of his death reached the cities riots broke out in at least 110 cities. Rage and violence was carried on throughout the state and acts of violence were still going on well after his death. Martin Luther King Jr. said once that when he died he wanted to be remembered and people to not sorrow because what he started was never going to end his leadership and bravery is still remembered today and it will be remember forever because blacks and whites are united. Martin Luther King Jr. was presented with three funerals, the first at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis.. The second, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church one because both him and his father served their as a clergyperson, the funeral was for his family and close friends. the third service was at Morehouse College for the public. Lyndon B. Johnson bestowed for Martin Luther King Jr. an anniversary every year on April 7 and it shall be