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2	\|\|Martin Luther king quick facts\|\| Birth January 15, 1929 Death April 4, 1968 Place of Birth Atlanta, Georgia Known for Leading the civil rights movement in the United States Advocating nonviolent protest against segregation and racial discrimination. In 1964, King became the first black American to be honored as Time magazine's Man of the Year. King's efforts were not limited to securing civil rights; he also spoke out against poverty and the Vietnam War.
3	"Dr" Dr. king was a nice, noble, self-respected, man. He lived for peace. He believed EVERYONE should get treated equally. He also was one of the most famous civil rights movements leaders. Followers of MLK included Malcolm X and Rosa Parks, the leader of the Bus Boycott. Six months after Brown vs. Board of Education, Rosa Parks was arrested. News came to her church. One woman said, “If negroes did not ride the buses, they could not operate. Therefore, we’re asking all negroes to stay off the buses Monday in protest of the arrest and trial.”
4	When martin Luther king Jr. said his “I Have A Dream” speech he meant for different races to unite together. He also said it to fight against segregration,and discrimination between all races. He believes all people were equal in their own personal way. In all of his speeches, he made it clear that he wanted all segregation to end. -Click text below to hear audio-
5	Martin Luther King Timeline Born on at noon on January 15, 1929. Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and was admitted to Morehouse College at age 15 and Graduates from Morehouse College at age 19. King Marries Coretta Scott and settles in Montgomery, Alabama. He Joins the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1^st. During the unsuccessful Albany, Georgia movement, King is arrested on July 27, 1962 and jailed. He is released. At sunset on April 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. On November 2, a national holiday is proclaimed in King's honor.
6	What did Dr. King do or say that promoted the acceptance of people who are different? Some of the speeches, he gave were the “I Have A Dream” , and it helped promote the acceptance of different people. He boycotted around buses, and other places, and he was a believer of acceptance, and that’s what made him so powerful within his words, not violence.
7	A poem dedicated to MLK