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Article: Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?(Our Big World)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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* When Martin Luther King Jr. was growing up, black children and white children went to separate schools and many were not allowed to play or study together.
* Martin Luther King Jr. said that all children should be allowed to play together, no matter what the color of their skin.
* Martin Luther King Jr. was a brave leader. He helped change laws that were unfair. He gave speeches and showed people how to get along. He taught people to solve problems without fighting.
* In August of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in ...