MLK

By lupemontoya

  • Birth

    Birth
    Martin Luther King was born Jan. 15 1929 to a Baptist minister and civil rights activist. His parents jobs and views were quickly passed onto him and he became one of the most famous civil rights activist in America (Hall, Timothy L.)

  • Atlanta Constitution

    Atlanta Constitution
    As a sophmore at Morehouse High King wrote a letter titled "Kick Up Dust." He explained his belief in equal rights for everyone and the injustices that were being comminted towards African Americans. He sent his letter to the editor of the Atlanta Consitution. After he read it he was amazed by King's words and they later met. King's letter was published in the newspaper (Martin Luther King Jr. The Paper of Martin Luther King Jr.).

  • I Have A Dream Speech

    I Have A Dream Speech
    "I Have A Dream" speech is one of the most historical speeches given in the United States. MLK gave his speech at Lincoln Memorial with about 250,000 people. The image shows the mass following King had and the determination they all had to make everyone an equal in the U.S. (March on Washington Viewed from the Lincoln Memorial).

  • Time Magazine Cover Story

    Time Magazine Cover Story
    In 1964 King was named Man of the Year for 1963. He was the first African American to recieve this honor. The seven page cover story includes a variety of things about King, such as famous photographs of him meeting Lyndon B. Johnson and his arrest In Birmingham (Martin Luther King Jr., “America’s Ghandi: Martin Luther King Jr.).

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-acceptance.html In his acceptance speech MLK expressed the issues every colored perosn must face and the hardships they are put under. He also expresses the confusion on why a Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to such a divided movement, a movement caused by hatred, inhumanities and much more ("Martin Luther King Jr. - Acceptance Speech").

  • King's Assassination

    King's Assassination
    Joseph Louw was the photographer of this picure. He took it moments after King had been shot. Louw was doing a documentary on King and they both were at the same motel the night King was assassinated. He was able to capture first hand images of the horrific scene where MLK was murdered (Berman, Elisa).