Renee's+speech

__My Speech __ We are prone to judge succes by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of the service or our relationship to humanity. Hi I'm Renee and I am doing Martin Luther King jr. Martin was born on January 15th,1929 as Michael Luther King jr but later on he had his name changed to Martin. Martin was born in Atlanta on sunset adams street. He was an A merican cleryman and leader in the African American civil right movement. Martin is recognized as a martyr by two christian churches. Martin Became a civil rights activist early in his career.He helped founder the southern christian leadership conference in 1957. Serving as its first president. King's effort led to the 1963 march on washinton where he said his "Ihave a dream" speech. Sadly Martin Died at 6:01 pm on April the 4th, 1968. King was shot on the second floor balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis,Tennessee. James earl ray who killed Martin was captured two months later and sentenced to 99 years in jail.I chose Martin Luther King jr because- 1. He stood up for black and white people alike. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2.He tried to make America a better place to live. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3.When he did march, he made speeches to help get his point across <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">and make changes. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. He did not only change America, he changed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">many contries,like ours. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Martin was are person who kepped belieing and fighting. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Thankyou!