MLK and his wife had four children: Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, Yolanda King, and Dexter King. She had the vow “to obey” removed from the vows, which was almost unheard of at the time.Ĩ. The ceremony was performed by his father, Martin Luther King Sr. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in April of 1964.ħ. It may be hard for your kiddos to believe that there was once a time when children could not drink from the same drinking fountain or use the same bathroom because of the color of their skin! MLK fought to end that.Ħ. King during the civil rights era, recalled, in particular, the famous speech he gave in Memphis a day before he was killed. It made it illegal to segregate based on race in schools, the workplace and public accommodations (or facilities that serve the general public including hospitals and libraries). This act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. was instrumental in getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964passed. According to the King Center, he was jailed 30 times for charges such as civil disobedience.ĥ. Fifty years ago in 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. Harry Meserve, Bishop Emrich, my dear friend Congressman Conyers, ladies. Martin Luther King, Jr., giving his speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence at Riverside Church in NYC, April 4, 1967. 28, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. ![]() He started college when he was just 15.Ĥ. Grosse Pointe High School - March 14, 1968. gave his iconic I Have A Dream speech on Aug. through many of his speeches and writings. Video Purchase Off-Site Audio mp3 of Address AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio. I Have a Dream delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. His speech became famous for its recurring phrase I have a dream. Over the course of MLK Weekend, the Museum honors the life, service, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King I Have a Dream Speech - American Rhetoric M artin L uther K ing, J r. At 14 he won a contest with a speech about civil rights.ģ. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., took the podium at the March on Washington and addressed the gathered crowd, which numbered 200,000 people or more. His birth name was actually Michael but was changed to Martin by his father (who also changed his name) in 1934 (after Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s).Ģ.
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