Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s total legacy it is not political only,but hummaniatarian globally! He is the civil rights icon and till now days his impact will continue to touch generations and generations!
A glorious man who incited changes and movements with his words and peaceful actions until the day he was assassinated in 1968.
King was heavily influenced by the non violent methods of Mahatma Gandhi, who fought for Indian independence from Britain.
King’s infamous, “I Have a Dream” speech was partially improvised thanks to the encouragement of his friend, Mahalia Jackson.
King was arrested 29 times on charges that ranged from civil disobedience to traffic violations.King survived an assassination attempt by a woman, named Izola Ware Curry, nearly missing his heart!!!After 3 hours surgeries he survived .Then he participated in more civil rights efforts in 1960.
On August 28, 1963, King delivered the exalted “I Have a Dream” speech at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and millions of people was there admired him!
On December 8, 1999 in Memphis, his family filed a civil case against the government for King’s many times assassination!Then King wrote the ”Letter from “Birmingham City Jail”!
At the age of 35 Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize “for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population.”
King served on the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NA
In his final years, he expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War.
In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People’s Campaign, when he was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee. His death was a huge shock for humane’s beings globally!
He can stay always in our hearts with deep love ,Despina
