Martin Luther King was one of America's greatest leaders. He was not a president, but his brithday is a national day in the US. President are the only other Americans who are remembered in this way .King became around the world in the 1960s.
In the first half of the 1900s in the American South, African-Americans suffered terribly under white men's laws.King loved his country ,but he hated these laws. He wanted an end to laws that were wrong .He wanted an end to segregation in the South .His dream was for black people and white people to live together peacefully ."All men are equal," he said .But in the US at that time, all men were not equal .
King had to change the way that people thought . His message of love had to change people's hearts and minds. It was a very difficult and dangerous plan. He led thousandands of his black "brothers and sisters" in peaceful protest against the government. He led boycotts and protest marches. He taught African-Americans to use love against their enemies.
In the first half of the 1900s in the American South, African-Americans suffered terribly under white men's laws.King loved his country ,but he hated these laws. He wanted an end to laws that were wrong .He wanted an end to segregation in the South .His dream was for black people and white people to live together peacefully ."All men are equal," he said .But in the US at that time, all men were not equal .
King had to change the way that people thought . His message of love had to change people's hearts and minds. It was a very difficult and dangerous plan. He led thousandands of his black "brothers and sisters" in peaceful protest against the government. He led boycotts and protest marches. He taught African-Americans to use love against their enemies.
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