Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research via: www. Worldbook.com Student Name: Nia Hargett Date: January 10,2010 MECPS, Mr. Jiang
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Leader of the civil rights movement and an activist
Quotes from "I Have a Dream” “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal” I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice
Books Dr. King wrote? A testament of hope Why we cant wait
His Early life: King sang at his church choir in 1939 He was skeptical of Christianity claims
The early civil rights movement He preached to have equal rights and to live in peace
Dr. King’s contribution: He taught teachings of civil rights