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As you conduct your research you need to identify the following:
 * Background information of the individual - create the context. Determine biases, motives, etc.(4 points)
 * The problem which they overcame to become the person they iconic individual we relate to today. (include specific details as available) (8 points)

=__Background__=
 * He was a American Pastor, he was an activist, and a leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement.
 * He used non violent methods in the advancement of civil rights in the United states.
 * Lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was a protest with racial segregation on public transit system.
 * He was a finder in the Southern Christian Leaders Conference and became the first president.
 * He lead the March on Washington demanding freedom and liberty for African Americans, and wanted jobs.
 * He delivered his "I have a dream" speech that wanted racial equality and to end discrimination

=__Problem__=
 * Martin was a civil rights activist, who fought for the equality of African Americans.
 * He was a leader in a couple of groups that lead non violent protests around the United States to get the message across.
 * King read speeches to 100,000's of people across America to demand racial equality.
 * His words moved every one and changed their opinions on racial segregation.
 * He preached that everyone should be equal no matter what color they were. Everyone should have equal opportunities.
 * "According to U.S. Representative John Lewis, who also spoke that day as the President of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, "Dr. King had the power, the ability, and the capacity to transform those steps on the Lincoln Memorial into a monumental area that will forever be recognized. By speaking the way he did, he educated, he inspired, he informed not just the people there, but people throughout America and unborn generations."(Wiki)
 * He then established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
 * Kings main goal was to make progress on the civil rights in the United States, and days after he was assassinated the congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 which gave everyone equal housing rights, no matter the color.

=**__More Info__**= King was known for his many speeches but most of all for his "i have a dream" speech about freedom for all color. He also delivered a speech about the "American Dream" that talks about a land of peace and equality among all Americans no matter the color, race, or religion. If the american dream is said "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth, then Martin Luther king Jr. was fighting for what everyone is supposed to live by. He was a great influence in the American dream because he fought for the African American Decent's freedom and equality until he got it. And since then, anyone can live the American Dream with hard work and dedication. Martin just started the whole process.

=__Work Cited__= =__**QUOTES**__= A riot is the language of the unheard.  Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them
 * "Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes - BrainyQuote." //Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2012. " Martin Luther King Jr. » The American Dream | Sweet Speeches ." //Sweet Speeches » Famous Speeches, Talks & Interviews //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2012. .
 * Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2012. .