Martin Luther King Jr.

By E. Martinez

His voice was powerful. It led a nation to reconsider its prejudice and hope for something better. Martin Luther King fought for his race and ended up getting shot. Martin Luther King was a brave leader and wanted freedom. While he wanted his race to be respected and treated the equally, he also wanted all races to get along. For that he has become a respected and great man whose memory we honor.

Martin Luther King lived in a time were there was a lot of bias. Schools, restaurants and stores were segregated. No dark colored skinned people lived in peace with light colored people. Martin Luther King fought for them. He was a brave person and good leader. Even though Martin Luther King had a lot of followers, he had people that didn't like him and wanted to kill him. After all that he kept leading. He led boycotts and marches, even when he was hated by people from all sides.

Martin Luther King said these famous words began with “I have a dream...". His speech was known nationwide. His speech was long and interesting plus it got in the mind of people. The hope explained seemed real, like it could actually happen. That speech made people think and think about what he talked about. It lingered afterward. Then he got killed after all his work. He was never able to completely reach his goal.

Martin Luther King was a great man for all the things that he did for his people. Plus after all that he ended up getting murdered. He still got freedom for his people and both his life and his death caused America to see that we are all created equally. That is why Martin Luther King was a great man.