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This e-book dedicated to the Memorial Day of Martin Luther King.

In this e-book you will read:

• facts about Martin Luther King.

• King’s famous ” I have a Dream” speech.

Born: Janaury 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dead: Aprail 4,1968 , he died because of gunshhot.

He had four children and a wife.

His famous speech was ” I have a Dream” speech

In 1986, the U.S. Congress decided to make a national holiday- Martin Luther King Day- to celebrate his achievements.

In December 1955, when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white mna, Dr. King dared to lead the boycott againts the bus company. The boycott, which lasted 381 days, was a success.

After the boycott, Dr. King became a naitonal leader for equal rights. He knew that if he took a stand, he could make a difference. He traveled all over the United States to speak about equality and basic human rights. On August 28, 1963, over 200,000 people came to Washington D.C. to hear Dr. King’s famous ” I have a Dream” speech. This speech was chosen as the top American speech of the 20th century.

In 1964, Dr. King, just 35 years old, became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He gave all if the prize money to organizations that worked for equal rights.

Martin Luther King Jr. Had a famous speech, called: “I have a Dream”

Here is one thing that you didn’t know about it:  King put aside his prepared remarks and extemporaneously delved into the “dream” section of the speech after his friend Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer, shouted out to him: “Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin.

Here are two sentences from his speech:

1. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

2. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

What we have learned in this e-book?

1. Where/ when did Martin live?

2. What did he do?

3. What the connection between Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks?

4. What is his famous speech and what is about? (also one thing that we didn’t know about this speech).