Martin Luther King Jr. - That white man not only stood up at the pl

That white man not only stood up at the plate but knocked the ball over the fence.

Context

Governor George Wallace had “interposed” himself and state police to prevent the Alabama Federal Court’s Desegregation Order of the State University.

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Martin Luther King Jr., statement to Walter Fauntleroy as they were watching President john F. Kennedy make a nationwide TV speech sending troops to the University of Alabama, 1963.

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About the Author

Martin Luther King Jr.

Born: January 15, 1929
Died: April 4, 1968
Nationality: American
Profession: Clergyman, Activist

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King Sr.

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