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Well Martin Luther King was always a brave man and a very religious man and he belived in justice so he was always ready to stand up for his race of black people but the person that inspired him to fight against prejudice and discrimination was his dad his dad always from when Martin was born was fighting for the right of the black race so he decided to follow his father.

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we are all human beings and we deserve rights to not be treated differently

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because it was unfair

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What did Martin lurther king fight for?

Martin Luther fought for freedom, civil rights and fought against racism, discrimination and prejudice.


What were Martin Luther King Jr intentions?

To eliminate discrimination and prejudice without using violence.


Should you follow the example of Martin Luther King or Malcolm X when trying to tackle prejudice or discrimination?

I don't know that we have to choose between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, since both of them have a certain amount of inspiration to offer with regard to the problems of racial prejudice.


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What did Martin Luther King jr not like?

Martin Luther King was opposed to racism and racial discrimination.


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Well actually one obstacle Martin Luther King Jr had to overcome was when Malcome X was not a very good fan of his work so he dealt with that problem.


What were Weekness to Martin Luther King Jr.?

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What were Martin Luther King's accomplishments in history?

he stopped discrimination :)


Does Martin Luther King believe racism and discrimination is apart of human nature?

If you are talking about Martin Luther King Jr. then no. MLKJ believed that racism, discrimination, and slavery were all wrong.


What is the contribution of Martin Luther King and why is it important?

Martin Luther King's contribution to the African-Americans was a lot. He freed them from racial discrimination, ethnical discrimination and colour discrimination. But unfortunately, he was assassinated by someone shooting him in the head.


Which famous people have faced prejudice?

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