Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King Jr. “Christ gave us the goals, and Mahatma Gandhi provided the tactics”. (King,7) This was a phrase Martin Luther King Jr. used frequently. This is what he practiced while leading his civil rights movement across America. Martin Luther King Jr. became one of the great leaders of the 20th century, who encouraged his followers to have a non-violent approach. On January 15,1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta Georgia. He was …

…to pass the Civil Rights bill at this speech.(U.X.L,2) Five years later the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. happened, on April 4,1968. He was staying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis when James Earl Ray shot him. Many of Martin Luther King JR’s accomplishments were not seen until after he died. He was one of the best public speakers in this era and got his point across with non-violence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**