Transcript MLK - Jefferson Parish Public Schools

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther
King, Jr. was
a leader of
America’s
greatest
nonviolent
movement for
justice,
equality, and
peace.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia
on January 15, 1929.
He did not believe in using violence to
solve problems.
In 1954 Martin
Luther King
received his PhD.
and was then called
Dr. King.
He gave a
famous speech,
“I have a dream”
in Washington,
D.C.
"I have a dream that one day this
nation will rise up, live out the true
meaning of its creed we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created
equal."
Martin Luther King, Jr
He believed that
people should not
be judged by the
color of their
skin, but by their
character.
Dr. King
received
several
hundred
awards for his
leadership in
the Civil
Rights
Movement.
He won the Nobel
peace prize in 1964
when he was 35
years old.
When notified of his selection, he
announced that he would turn over
the prize money of $54,123 to the
furtherance of the civil rights
movement.
He was assassinated in 1968 in
Memphis, Tennessee.
Martin Luther
King, Jr. once
said, "I'd like
somebody to
mention that
Martin Luther
King, Jr. tried to
give his life
serving others.”
The third Monday
in January has been
declared a national
holiday in order to
celebrate Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s
life and dreams.