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Hero for All: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., never backed down ∈ his stand against racism. Learn more about the life of this courageous hero who inspired millions of people to \right a historical wrong
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born ∈Atlanta, Georgia, ∈1929. At the time ∈ that part of the country, segregation—or the separation of races ∈ places like schools, buses, and restaurants—was the law. He experienced racial prejudice from the time he was very young, which inspired him to dedicate his life to achieving equality and justice for Americans of all colors. King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change.
King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, lead demonstrators on the fourth day of a historic fiveday march ∈1965. Starting ∈Selma, Alabama, where local African Americans had been campaigning for the \right to vote, King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators 54 miles to the state capitol of Montgomery.
King was arrested several times during his lifetime. In 1960, he joined black college students ∈a sit−∈ at a segregated lunch counter. Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy interceded to have King released from jail, an action that is credited with helping Kennedy win the presidency.
Excerpt from the site https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/mart in-luther-king-jr/ researched ∈August, 2019.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is from the United States, he is American.
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