If you asked me what Martin Luther King Jr.’s life revolved around, I would tell you: promoting diversity and persuading other to join the peaceful fight for an integrated America.

There are many examples of written documents, actions, audio clips, and photos in which Martin Luther King Junior is seen, read, or heard promoting diversity. As an example, consider Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream Speech,” which was given on August 28, 1963. This speech displays Martin Luther King Jr.’s desires and dreams for blacks and whites to co-exist peacefully in this country, as well as throughout the world. Martin Luther King Jr. opens his speech, which would soon become know across the world, with these words:

“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity…”

Another event which showed Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to promoting equal rights was the Montgomery Bus Boycott which was led by Martin Luther King Jr. himself. After protesting for about a year, it was decided that laws requiring busses to be segregated were unconstitutional.

Text Box: In 1964, at the age of 35, MLK Jr. became the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Text Box: --Quotes--
§ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
§ “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
§ “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”