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- Hi, I'm Martin Luther King Jr., an African American activist born and raised in the United States. Today I'd like to share my journey through the civil rights movement and how, with the help of others, I was able to break down barriers to cultural understanding.
- I grew up with my father, who was the minister of a Baptist church; my mother, a teacher; and my two siblings. Growing up in a middle-class family, I was able to pursue my interests, such as playing baseball and the piano.
- At age six, I realized how the world is divided into two colors: black being the lower class and white being the upper in society. Racism and discrimination permeated society, where people were separated and treated differently depending on their skin color. With my family originating from Africa, I had to attend different schools and ride different buses. Eventually, there was no American dream for people like us.
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- Since there weren't many education pathways for me, studying hard was the only way to succeed. As a result, at the age of 15, I went to Morehouse College, which was widely regarded as the college of choice for black men. While studying at Morehouse College, I met my spiritual mentor, Benjamin Mays, who fought for racial equality and helped me dream of the American dream.
- After graduating from Morehouse College, I enrolled at Boston University and met my wife, Coretta Scott. We got married in 1954 and moved to Montgomery, where I became the minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
- I refuse to give up my seat!
- Then one day, someone sparked the start of the civil rights movement. Although we were forced to ride different buses, Rosa Parks, one of the movement's most prominent figures, took courage and refused to give her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery. Eventually, she was arrested; however, this incident eventually triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where the nation started gaining civil rights attention.
- Martin Luther King Jr. selected leader as the Montgomery Bus Boycott!
- As a Montgomery community leader who was driven to attain the American Dream, I was selected to lead the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), where I directed the boycott. To successfully lead the boycott, I gave speeches to the community and urged them to contribute to ending the indoctrination of black citizens.
- However, things did not go as planned. Soon after my first speech, segregationists who adhered to the boycott bombed the homes and properties of black people, including myself. People were stabbed and physically abused, and many of us lost family members and properties. However, we did not stop, and unlike how those segregationists have shown violence, we protested non-violently, demonstrating how social issues can be solved without harming anyone. After countless days, with the support of the black community and the help of civil rights leaders, the long and exhausting boycott came to an end, which resulted in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional. This marked a significant step towards civil rights and transit equity because it helped eliminate early barriers to transportation access.
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