I Have A Dream

The beginning of a

the shop told them they were

their lives could be in danger.

movement

making a mistake and needed

By end of day two there where

to leave but they continued to

27 of them sitting in the diner

sit there until the shop closed

studying, by day 4 the number

and walked out the side door.

grew to 80. Law enforcement

Patrons walked by and told

and other anti-civil rights

them they should be ashamed

protestors showed up to stop

of themselves for behaving

what they thought may be

that way. All along it seemed

happening, equal rights. But

as though it didnt affect them,

the one thing that none of

because these college kids did

them knew was most of these

not just walk into a diner one

kids all went to college

day to cause a stir. They had a

together, the original four were

mission. They sat there for

best friends, they were

days feeling the tension

educated and part of a

continue to mount. Knowing

movement that would be told

they were standing up for

in our history books and around

something that meant more

the world.

Richmond, McCain, Blair,

McNeil

Feb. 1, 1960 four colored

college kids named David
Richmond, Franklin McCain,
Ezell Blair, and Joseph McNeil
sat down in a white only
section of a diner to order
coffee. The events that
followed paved the way for
others. The person attending
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than a simple cup of coffee. It

would start the wave of what
was coming knowing all along
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Who could organize such a

movement?

I Have A Dream
The King
This was the beginning of
the civil rights movement. One
of the greatest leaders was
named Martin Luther King Jr.

eventual wed in 1953. They

his speech I have a dream I

moved back to Alabama and

highlight the some of the

overtime went on to have 4

paramount pieces. He was

children Yolanda, Martin,

able to organize a movement

Dexter, and Bernice.

by word of mouth.

Kings Vision

He was the kind of man could

ignite such conviction and
passion for justice for all race.
He was born on Jan 15, 1929.
He was brilliant and graduated
from public school at 15 years
of age. He then went onto
Morehouse College where he
studied medicine and law.
After college he followed his
fathers footsteps by joining a
ministry. He earned a doctorate
in systematic theology at
Boston University. While living
in Boston he met his future
wife, Coretta Scott and
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Dr. King had a dream he

believed in so much he
traveled over 6 million miles
and spoke over 2500 times.
His dream was one of peace
and equality for all. During this
time he wrote 5 books and
numerous articles. He was
arrested 25 times and
assaulted at least 4 times

Dr. Kings Dream

during the civil rights

movement. At age 35 he
became the youngest man to
receive a Nobel Peace Prize. In
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One hundred years later,

the Negro is still
languished in the corners
of American society and

I Have A Dream
finds himself an exile in
his own land. And so we've
come here today to
dramatize a shameful
condition. But there is
something that I must say
to my people who stand
on the warm threshold
which leads into the
palace of justice. In the
process of gaining our
rightful place we must not
be guilty of wrongful
deeds. Let us not seek to
satisfy our thirst for
freedom by drinking from
the cup of bitterness and
hatred. We hold these
truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created
equal."

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legislation like the Civil Rights

Act of 1964 and the Voting
Right Act of 1965. He wrote
Dr. King believed in a
nation where all men are
created equal. He believed that
this could be done peacefully
and without hate. He stood
alongside his brothers and
sisters but he spoke on behalf
of all races. He had a dream

inspiring articles and speeches,

A Letter From Birmingham Jail, I
Have a Dream, Loving Your
Enemies, The Birth of a New
Nations, Give Us The Ballot, the
Purpose of Education is to just
name a few.
In the Purpose of

we could live together in peace

Education he speaks to save

and all races would have the

the man from morass of

same shot at a bountiful lively

propaganda, to discern the

hood and strong brother hood

true from the false, the real

no matter what your skin color

from the unreal, and the facts

maybe. Through his advocacy

from fiction.

he was able to bring landmark

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I Have A Dream
Dr. King with son Martin
Protest

Organizing Birmingham

King learning about Gandhian

Kings Landmark Speeches

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I Have A Dream
social media to look too. It is
easy to spread propaganda and
influence people on a

Works Cited

Facebook, Reddit, Twitter to

Greenboro sit-ins. (n.d.).

Greensboro, North Carolina.

name a few. He was able to

organize without cell phones or
a Facebook page. He believed
in using independent thinking
and not showing hate and
violence but joining the races
with love and respect. Dr. King
Jr was fatally shot on April 4,
1968. His wife Coretta Scott
A Movement without social

King was able to campaign

media

congress to create a federal

These are wise words,

considering today we have

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holiday in honor of King and his

life work. It was first celebrated
in 1986.

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History Channel . (2015).

Retrieved 2015, from
www.history.com:
http://www.history.com/topi
cs/black-history/martinluther-king-jr
IPM. (1968). The King Center .
Retrieved Sept 2015, from
www.thekingcenter.org.
Nobelprize.org. (2014). Martin
Luther King Jr- Biography.
Nobel Prize Foundation.