Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know Martin Luther King Jr.? He is one of America's greatest heroes. Not the type of heroes you would see on TV or in comic books, but the kind that helped the real world, like Martin Luther King Jr! King led the movement to end segregation laws, so that black Americans could have rights. He organized several peaceful protests for the black American Civil Rights, but people would get mad at him. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of American's greatest heroes. Even with the fury of the people, he never stopped fighting for justice! One of the most epic moments in Martin's life and in America's history, was on August 28th, 1963, when Martin his famous speech called, "I Have a Dream." It was when he talked …show more content…
As a matter of fact, his Boycott was inspired by Rosa Parks' arrest for not giving up her seat on a bus for a white person in 1955. To support her, Martin, and Black Americans, started the bus boycott on December 1, 1955. They were told not to ride the buses to school, work, or any other place. This lasted 7 months because they were determined to fight for justice. Martin Luther King Jr. did not fight for just himself, but for all Black …show more content…
did many things in order to be considered a hero, and many of them were sited here. Though not the only one, he is one of the best. He fought for justice so that he and all black Americans could be free and have rights like any other person. Just like Martin said, "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." He and many other people that fought by his side were stones, like we all should be too! ."Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. "Martin Luther King Jr. Now you know there was a man named Martin Luther King Jr., and that he was a hero who fought for justice with