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“I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.” The quote was removed from the memorial in 2013. The quote was paraphrased form his February 4, 1968 sermon Atlanta, the full quote is “ Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice, say that I was a drum major for peace, I was a drum major for righteousness, and all the other shallow things will not matter.” He wants justice for the slaver.

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King entered college at 15

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“True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.”

King was locked up over 30 times

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King Was Imprisoned Nearly 30 Times.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Strength to Love, 1963.

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Matt "Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude." - MLK Jr.

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Matt "Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude." - MLK Jr.

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I feel like Martin Luther king have made many impacts on peoples lives and made the whole whole look at peace differently.”Hate is too great a burden to bear. I have decided too love.” He showed people that hate is no good.

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“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
On October 14, 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness:only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that”

King lived in Atlanta on Auburn Avenue that was home to some of the country’s largest black businesses and black churches.

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He was kicked out of 1st grade

"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love."

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther was born in Eisleben to peasant stock on November 10, 1483. After he was born his family moved to Mansfeld. Martin had 4 kids, Martin Luther King III, Dexter King, Yolanda King, and Bernice King. Martin was shot by James Earl Ray and killed on April 4, 1968, only living 39 years. Martin Luther was kidnapped by masked horsemen, he spent 11 weeks of his 10 months in captivity. Martin Luther King was not his given name, his real name was Michael King Jr.

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King's Birth Name Was Michael, Not Martin.

"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." .

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”

King survived an assassination attempt a decade before his death.

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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
King's birth name was Michael not Martin

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

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King survived an assassination attempt a decade before his death

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“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

He entered college when he was only 15 years old.

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MLK was a peaceful protester Malcom x was a violent protester even tho he was fighting for the same thing

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he led the 1955 montgomery bus boycott

“we shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

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“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be engulfed, every hill shall be exalted and every mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope.”

Martin Luther King Jr. was the only American other than George Washington to have a birthday on a national holiday

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“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today.”

King was arrested 29 times. ...

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"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
He was imprisoned almost 30 times

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He was a prominent human rights activist, he also probably has his face on money somewhere. He was a leader and gave many speech’s.

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MLK's most important message: love will make us stronger!  MLK was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader.  

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MLK's most important message: love will make us stronger!  MLK was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader.  