The person whom I respect who fought for what he believed is a person whom

we celebrate every year, on the third Monday in January. He was an American

Clergyman and Nobel Prize Winner, one of the principal leaders of the American Civil

Rights Movement and a prominent advocate of non-violent protest. That is right, it is

Martin Luther King Jr.

The reason I admire this man so much is for everything he has done for this

country, in the way of racism. It amazes me to see how one person challenged the

segregation and racial discriminations in the 1950’ and 60’s and helped convince White

Americans to support the cause of the Civil Rights in the United States. For one man to

become a symbol of protest in the struggle for racial justice. After his passing to show

how racism really is still out there and needs to be desegregated. I admire how he used

nonviolent protests to get his view points across about racial issues.

Martin Luther King Jr’s public speaking abilities gave him the strength and

courage to fight non-violently for what he believed. I feel that he was a great person who

was changing the society for the better of all human beings. Although he went through

some rough roads, like his house being bombed. Martin Luther King Jr. did not give up.

Hw went on about what he believed and continued his marches, demonstrations, and

boycotts.

To me Martin Luther King Jr., if not assassinated in the Spring of 1968 (April).

He probably would have made the United States even a better place than it is now on

racial issues. I look to him as a wonderful person who never gave up in what he believed,

and died for doing so.

I find it unbelievable that the King came to represent black courage, and

achievement, high moral leadership, and the ability of Americans to address and

overcome racial divisions. Even though he criticized the United States foreign policy and

poverty, he soared above all and became a historical figure among the country.

Martin Luther King Jr. is one who I will admire always. He was a great and

remarkable individual who fought for the rights of Black. I applaud him for fighting and

dying for what he believed in. And most of all, I respect all that he has changed for the

United States with his marches, demonstrations, and boycotts. America lost a great

person, but has gained a lot for his fight against racism.

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