Thursday, February 26, 2009

Blog #7 - Martin Luther King Jr.

Impact:


Martin Luther King Jr. is commonly reffered to as an extreme human rights icon. He was an activist that played a significant role in the African-American civil rights movement; abolishing racial discrimination against African-Americans (as well as other ethnecities). King began as a civil rights activist early in his career, where he first persued being a Baptist minister. From this point on he would continue to flourish his ideas and opinions in regards to civil rights, resulting in him becoming the youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and discrimination through civil disobedience (just like Ghandi and Mandela) and other non-violent doings. In many ways, he helped to flourish and pave way for oncoming African-American generations.


Photo of Martin Luther King Jr.


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