Martin Luther King Informative Speech

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Have you ever been threatened to be killed 5 out of the 7 days of the week? Well Martin Luther King Jr. was. Martin was born January 15, 1929. 1946 The Atlanta Constitution publishes King’s letter to the editor stating that black people "are entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens. March 28 1968 King leads a march of six thousand protesters in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis. The march descends into violence and looting, and King is rushed from the scene.King is shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. MLK Jr. had a dream to change america. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these