Reading Notes On “Martin Luther King”
We all know a famous speech “I have a dream” given by Martin Luther King, but I believe that most of us know little about him.In order to get more information about him, I read the book “Martin Luther King” and a legend and great life formed in my mind.
In January 15th, 1929.Martin Luther King was born in southern states of Atlanta, Georgia where white people thought they were superior to black people, so we can imagine how difficult for the Kings to itherre, but such condition live gave him a firm and persistent character and laid a fundamental in the rest of his life.
Also, we know that “Non-violent resistant” was come up with Gandhi who led the struggle for Indian independent from Britain by refusing to fight.Gandhi’s ideas appealed to King and healso believed a peaceful approach would be the best way to fight against racial discrimination ,so during his life time ,though he led many boycotts marches demonstrations ,such as the bus boycott to ask for equal ride right, sit-ins to ask for equal vote right and so on .They all took peaceful ways to fight for their legal rights.For these reasons, King was thrown into prison 16 times ,but every time he was set free, he continued his fight with even more energetic and confidenceFor his outstanding contribution to the peace, perceived The Nobel Peace Prize in December,1964.However, King was murdered in 1968.The word were shocked by his death, the then President Johnson order the American flag to be flown at half-mast, and the third Monday in January is now a national holiday in King’s memory.
