Martin Luther King Jr. was born to Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Mrs. Martin King (Alberta) on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King grew up in a two-story Victorian house located in "Sweet Auburn," the centre of black Atlanta. He lived with his parents, four siblings, aunts, uncles, a

While alive Martin Luther King Jr. did many things to change United States' laws and improve the rights of blacks. In 1955 he was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which resulted in the bus segregation laws being banned by the Supreme Court. In 1963 he lead mass demonstrations in Birmingham which garnered over 250,000 protestors to Washington D.C. From the steps of Lincoln Momorial King gave his renowned "I Have a Dream" oration which later led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1965, King lead a successful march from Selma to Montgomery to protest violence against blacks, which lead to President Lynden Johnson giving a speech to congress on civil rights. Later that same year the Voting Rights Act was passed. It was because of these amazing achievements that King was made Time Magazine's "Man of the Year", and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

King delivered his final address, "I've Been to the Mountain top", on April 3, 1968. Sadly, the next day his dream of a world full of love and equality was ended. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. by James Earl Ray. Although the inspirational leader whom did so much for the black community was dead, his accomplishments and his dreams were alive in the hearts of millions. He achieved so much when he was alive, and made a permanent mark on the world. Today we can clearly see the effects that Martin Luther King Jr.'s actions had on us. The world we live in today is much more diverse and tolerant than the world of hate and prejudice in which King lived less than fifty years ago. We have not yet reached King's dream of equality, but we are moving toward it. And hopefully one day we will live to see a world full of love, and acceptance; one which is free of the appalling poison which we call racism.

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