by Wilfredo

Martin Luther King Jr. was a black person who was fighting for freedom. He was born on January 15, 1929. He had the same name as his father except his father was Martin Luther King Sr. Martin Luther King Sr. was a minister. Martin Luther King Jr. thought his dad’s speeches were great. He wanted to be just like his father and became a minister too.

Martin Luther King Jr. as a minister, was trying to make a difference by helping black people get treated fairly and like white people. White people could do basically whatever they wanted to do. Black people, however, went to different schools and water fountains.

One day in 1962, Martin Luther King Jr.’s home was bombed by a group of white people. His home was broken and smashed, so he could not live in it. He had no home.

In the year of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot during a speech. It was his last speech ever in history.

Questions Wilfredo would ask Martin Luther King

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by Wilfredo

• Did you feel like you were a good person?

• Were you related to Rosa Parks?

• What religion were you?

• Did you want to become famous and change the world?

• Do you think you made great speeches?

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