Have you ever wondered who helped Black people have rights? Martin Luther King Jr. did! He was born January 15,1929. He was famous for his “I have a dream speech.” Martin Luther King Jr.wanted to become a minister. Like his father, he was a very good speaker. Martin Luther King wanted to stop slavery, and the rules of what White people could do but black people did not have permission to use, If black people did use the things they could not they would have to go to jail. Martin Luther King Jr. helped stop slavery. He was a minister for a church when he was not very old. He also won a Nobel Prize for his “I Have A Dream Speech.” Unfortunately he was shot and died at the age of 39. He died in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. helped Blacks have the same rights as white people. If you would like to hear my “I Have A Dream Speech” click on the link below. -Anja

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