MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Isabel Reyes

5th six weeks Project

English 5th

MLK’S CHILDHOOD

Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in

Atlanta, Georgia on January 15,1929. During this

time period racial segregation was a major issue.

Both of Dr. King’s parents were reverends, which

explains why he grew up to be a minister.

DR. KING AS A BOY

Dr. King

experienced some

racial prejudice in

his early life. Dr.

King was raised in a

family of well-off

preachers so that

says a lot About his

passion to preach.

WHY WAS HE A GREAT LEADER?

Martin Luther King stood up for

African American’s rights. He

wanted equality for all races and

he brought attention for people to

notice the segregation that was

going on during that period of

time.

According to “The Civil

Rights Movement” by

Peter B. Levy, Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. had

around two million

followers.

WHO WERE HIS FOLLOWERS?

These followers were the

African American

striking workers who

wanted rights and

equality. Many today still

follow him and believe in

his dream.

WHY IS HE DIFFERENT?

Dr. King is different from other leaders because his

acts and struggles were non- violent. He marked

what he stood for and although he was persecuted,

he always stood his ground. He fought for equal

rights even if it meant risking his life to help others.

HOW LONG WAS HE A LEADER?

Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929 and was

assassinated on April 4, 1968. he died as a leader. He

died trying to solve racial segregation. Today

although he is no longer alive he is still a leader

because his dream has come true.

W H AT A R E S O M E P O S I T I V E T R A I T S T H AT M A D E H I M AT T R A C T I V E T O

O T H E R S ?

These are some elements from Martin Luther King:

fire (warmth, inspiration, enthusiasm), earth

(practicality, realism, material interests), air (social

and intellectual qualities), and water (emotional

needs and feelings).

They were his four basic energies that balanced

every person.

WHAT ARE SOME NEGATIVE TRAITS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING?

Martin Luther King was very brave and that could have

been bad but a lot of people looked up to him for that.

He also spoke his mind and that could be bad, because of

the fact that others can take it the wrong way. His followers

looked up to him.

He was also determined, which means that he was a little

hard headed. People can get tired of that and attempt to kill

him. His followers looked up to him.

This is one of the pictures

that was taken showing an

attempted murder of Dr. King.

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http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

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