Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth15 January 1929
CountryUnited States of America
wall hate understanding
Every word and deed must contribute to an understanding with the enemy and release those vast reservoirs of goodwill which have been blocked by impenetrable walls of hate.
freedom men yellow
God is not merely interestd in the freedom of brown men, yellow men, red men and black men.He is interested in the freedom of the whole human race.
your-side justice forever
Stand up for justice, stand up for truth; and God will be at your side forever.
dark justice valleys
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.
war hawks propaganda
Those of us who love peace must organize as effectively as the war hawks. As they spread the propaganda of war, we must spread the propaganda of peace.
issues rights needs
We know of no more crucial civil rights issue facing Congress today than the need to increase the federal minimum wage and extend its coverage.
jobs should-have cities
If a city has a 30% Negro population, then it is logical to assume that Negroes should have at least 30% of the jobs in any particular company, and jobs in all categories rather than only in menial areas.
christian segregation unchristian
I feel that segregation is totally unchristian, and that it is against everything the Christian religion stands for.
horse two personality
Personality is like a charioteer with two headstrong horses, each wanting to go in different directions.
faith real surrender
In a real sense faith is total surrender to God .
reality law evil
One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust ... is in reality expressing the highest respect for law ... We will not obey your evil laws.
education mother children
The group consisting of mother, father and child is the main educational agency of mankind.
painful difficult walks
Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.
mean men world
To have peace in the world, men & nations must embrace the nonviolent assertion that ends and means must cohere.