Martin Luther King Jr Research Paper

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a brave and determined man. He stood up for his color of skin back when segregation was happening. Martin Luther King had speeches, protests, and many more ways of trying to explain that there should be no segregation or difference between the 2 different colors of skins. Some of the white colored skin people believed that people with dark skin shouldn’t be treated the same, so they begin to mistreat or harm people with a different color of skin. Martin Luther King’s childhood had a big effect on what he did when he was an adult. Here are some of the ways of how Martin Luther King Jr’s childhood affected his adulthood. When Martin Luther King Jr was a kid, his mom had a big effect on his life. She had helped him through tough and ruthless times. Martin Luther King Jr’s mom had always found a way to encourage Martin whether it was with her actions or words. In the third paragraph of “Heeding the Call”, Martin Luther King Jr’s mom had explain to him about segregation then told him, “ you are as good as anyone.” Martin Luther King Jr’s mom was a big help to his success.’ …show more content…

Martin Luther King( Martin Luther King Jr’s dad) also had a big problem on segregation and so he also stood up for his rights as so did Martin Luther King Jr. In the 4th paragraph the text states that Martin Luther King Jr’s dad told the store owner, “we’ll either buy shoes sitting here or we won’t buy shoes at all.” So, Martin Luther KIng had great parents that stood up for what they believed