Martin Luther King, Jr.

             I have chosen to write my research paper on Martin Luther King Jr. My question
             is, "Was Martin Luther King Jr.'s mission worth the trouble he went through to
             accomplish what he did?" I will tell about the fight for civil rights, and the injustices.
             then I will state the troubles Martin Luther King Jr. went through. Finally I will tell about
             the life and accomplishments of King.
             The fight for civil rights and racial equality is a very big accomplishment in
             American history. It seems like ever since African Americans immigrated to the United
             States they have been enslaved. This is mostly true, even in the 1790's ninety percent of
             the African Americans were enslaved, the small population of freed blacks had already
             established its own social institutions and had begun efforts to improve the conditions of
             Most of these movements were centered in cities, which offered more liberty to
             black residents than did rural areas. Even black slaves had some freedom of movement in
             the cities and they generally possessed greater skills and had better access to information
             By the end of the eighteenth century certain groups of blacks had formed their
             own churches. For example the African Methodist Episcopal Church which was formed
             by a group of blacks in Philadelphia under the leadership of Richard Allen. Another
             example of this is the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, which was formed in
             New York. Around 1816 other black Baptist churches had been formed in various other
             Black communities continued to grow, and by the time of the Turner Rebellion
             there were many African American churches, fraternal orders, schools, self-help groups,
             and political organizations. Many blacks were still upset with the low literacy rate of
             their people. Efforts by blacks to improve their conditions ranged from adopting white
             values to attempts to escape American society.
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