Martin Luther King, Jr.
.I have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr
Full text version of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech in1963 "I Have A Dream" which was delivered on the Lincoln Memorial steps in Washington D.C. upon 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation signing. |
The King Center
The King Center is dedicated to advancement of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr the leader of America's greatest nonviolent movement for justice, equality, and peace. |
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Man, The Movement, and his Legacy with links to Martin Luther King Jr. websites, Black History Month and Civil Rights. |
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister, reluctantly agreed to allow protesters to use his church to plan a bus boycott, where he eventually took on a leadership role to abolish segregation on buses. King drew unwanted attention from segregationists, police, and FBI, but continued to promote a path of nonviolent protest. |
Nonviolence: The Only Road to Freedom
While some involved in the Civil Rights movement advocated the use of violence Martin Luther King, Jr. continued to preach that nonviolence was the only road to freedom. Rather than wage war against their oppressors, Dr. King continued to promote nonviolent protest as the key to reforming American society from within. |
Nonviolent Resistance
King practiced the Gandhian method of nonviolence to help oppressed obtain freedom. King was fascinated with the idea that people could refuse to cooperate without resorting to violence. Nonviolence became a way of life, as King followed principles to seek the friendship of enemies and not respond with violence. |