Actually there was no need for his speech, as the social injustices King protested had begun to be addressed in the 1950s and were slowly being solved by the time he gave his speeches.
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He wasn't a monk. Martin Luther was a law student that questioned the Catholic Church. He was the start of the Protestant movement of the Christian Church.
The first year Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday was celebrated as a national holiday was 1986. It has been celebrated for 28 years.
Martin Luther King Jr. was his real name. He was an American civil rights leader and activist. He started the African-American civil rights movement.
He was popular because he helped African-American people get their rights.
mlk day became a national holiday on November 2, 1983
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The Montgomery boycott gave MLK a forum for organizing people in the boycott of the buses.
Martin Luther King was the civil rights leader in the movement. He came to prominence with the bus boycott.
By refusing to gave up her seat on the bus when ordered to do so, Rosa Parks catalyzed U. S. Civil Rights Movement, which eventually led to the abolishment of racial segregation in the South. The event also brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to national prominence.
No group sat down and decided that Martin Luther King would be the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He was active in the movement, an effective speaker, and in the right places at the right times to come to be considered a leader of the movement.They chose him because he was a well educated man, he was a great speaker, he promoted peace with non-violent methods, and he had great leadership skills.
Montgomery integrated its bus system. The Southern Manifesto was signed. Martin Luther King Jr. came into national prominence. The governor of Arkansas allowed black students.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a prominent civil rights activist. He rose to prominence as a leader of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, advocating for equality and justice for African Americans through nonviolent protests and civil disobedience.
The message of the civil rights movement is kept alive by having a Black History month and having the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday.
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