Historical Figure by Ahona Mollick https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet en-us 2024-01-12 02:03:26 UTC 2024-01-16 17:41:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Date & Place of Birth 4002624_2 https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850578224 Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta GA.

]]> 2024-01-16 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850578224 Date & Place of Death 4002624_2 https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850582019 He was assassinated on April 4th, 1968, at Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN.

]]> 2024-01-16 15:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850582019 Personal Life 4002624_2 https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850730716 Martin Luther King got married on June 13, 1525, to Katharina von Bora. Martin Luther King had 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys. His kids were Martin Luther King lll, Yolanda King, Bernice King, and Dexter King.

]]> 2024-01-16 17:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850730716 Role in History 4002624_2 https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850732136 Martin Luther King, Jr., is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963, in which he spoke of his dream of a United States that is void of segregation and racism.

]]> 2024-01-16 17:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850732136 Significant Life Events 4002624_2 https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850744019

  • 1955 - In support of Rosa Parks.

  • 1963 - “I have a dream”

  • 1964 - Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

  • 1968 - The date of his assassination.

  • 1948 - He graduates from College.

  • 1950s-60's - He became a Baptist minister and social rights activist.

    • ]]>     2024-01-16 17:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850744019     Fun Facts 4002624_2 https://padlet.com/4002624_2/_MyHistoricalFigurePadlet/wish/2850755481

  • He was the first Black person to be named TIME Man of the Year.

  • MLK improvised part of his 'I Have a Dream' speech.

  • An assassination attempt affirmed his faith in nonviolence.

  • King is the only non-President whose birthday is a national holiday.

  • King started college at 15.

  • The King family paid hospital bill for Julia Roberts’ birth.

  • King was arrested 30 times.

  • His family believes James Earl Ray was framed for his assassination.

  • He was the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • He was named after the Protestant reformer Martin Luther.

  • MLKJ's father changed his name to honor a religious leader. ...

  • MLKJ spent his wedding night in a funeral home. ...

  • MLKJ delivered his ''I Have a Dream'' speech to over 250,000 people. ...

  • The most famous part of the ''I Have a Dream'' speech may have been improvised.

  • He wrote five books.

  • He was a Trekkie.

  • He survived previous assassination attempts.

  • His birth name was Michael King.

  • King decided at college to become a preacher.


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