Martin+Luther+King,+Jr

**Martin Luther King, Jr. **
Expository Writing: Annotated Bibliography  By Brianna B


 * "An Unfinished Dream." Newsweek. 153.4-A. 27 Jan 2009. 1-5. 19 Feb 2009.**

This article talks about a few of the things King did and wanted to achieve in his life. It talks about his first speech that was about letting blacks vote just like everyone else. It also describes his March on Washington, and it talks about how he wanted a guaranteed annual income for all people. I liked reading more about some of the things King achieved and wanted to achieve in his lifetime. He wanted everyone to have the same rights, and he never stopped fighting for that. He focused more on the things he hadn’t achieved then the things he had achieved. I don’t know if we will ever be able to compare anyone else to King and the things he did in his life.


 * "At Ebenezer, King spoke of tribulations, how he'd like to be remembered." USA Today. 19 Jan 2009. 1-1. 19 Feb 2009.**

This article has parts of sermons spoken by King. It first talks about how even though some times in life are hard, God will always be with us and never leave us. Another part of a speech of his talks about the way he wants to be remembered. He doesn’t want people to remember him by all of the things he won or did; he wants to be remembered by all of the things he tried to do in his life. King was a man who, even though he did many great things, wasn’t full of himself. He spoke to others about God to help them, not himself. He just wants people to remember him for trying to do good things in his life; he was not selfish.


 * "Before and After Dr. King." Scholastic News. 65.4. Jan 2009. 1-4. 19 Feb 2009.**

This article describes how King has changed our country. It talks about how things were before and after King lived. It talks about how now all children can go to the same school, sit wherever they want on the bus, and use any water fountain they want. This article really explains how much good influence King had on people because of all of the things he worked for. This talks about some of the things that changed for the better because of him. He devoted his life to changing unfair laws.


 * Damio, Christy. "Building the Dream." Scholastic Action. 32.8. 12 Jan 2009. 1-4. 18 Feb 2009.**

This article tells about how people around the world are doing things to keep King’s dream and message of peace spreading to everyone. It talks about how King envisioned that one day his picture of “the Beloved Community,” where everyone is treated fairly, had what they needed, and showed peace, would come true. Teens around the world devote their time on the King Day to help others. It was really cool to read about people my age doing things to help others that much. This just proves how much King’s vision of peace is influencing so many people. He wanted our world to all be equal. People around the U.S. are still believing in him and doing things to make his dream come true.


 * Helicher, Karl. "A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination." Library Journal. 134.2. 01 Feb 2009. 1-1. 19 Feb 2009.**

This article describes how chaotic some parts of the U.S. got after King was assassinated. Many people died, were hurt, and went to jail. Americans lived in fear; riots were happening everywhere. Buildings and even whole cities went up in flames after King was killed. King meant and still means to much to many people in our country. When he was murdered, everyone became very scared. I think that they were just so lost that that is why they started rebelling against each other. This article helps prove how important King was to people because of how they didn’t know what to do when he died; he was their strong leader.


 * "Honoring King." Scholastic News. 77.12. 12 Jan 2009. 1-1. 19 Feb 2009.**

This article talks about the exciting and important link between King and our new president, Obama. King’s purpose in life was fighting for equal rights between blacks and whites. This past January, we had the first African-American president sworn into the office. This article really was inspiring to me when I read it because it makes it seem like everything King worked for in his life is helping our country so much. Everything King fought for is making the United States less and less racist against other skin colors besides white. People across our nation celebrated that day in many different but great ways.


 * "King 40." Atlanta. 47.12. Apr 2008. 1-2. 18 Feb 2009.**

This article talks about soon before King was killed. He felt that if you don’t find something to live for, you aren’t fit to live. King suspected he would die early, and his farewell was not short. King’s funeral was one of Atlanta’s finest moments. King wanted to be remembered as a man of love, not from all of the great things he did during his life. Again, he was an unselfish and very wise man. He thought he would probably end up dying early, so he used the time he had to say what he wanted to.

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 * "Martin Luther King Jr." Nobelprize.org. 2009. Nobel Peace Prize. 20 Feb 2009.**

This article is about King’s life and all of the amazing things he did. He was a priest for a lot of his life and always promoted non-violence with fighting for civil rights. He was the youngest man ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He also gave many inspirational speeches to people around the U.S. Everything in this article describes how important King was and how much influence he had on people. The money he won from winning the Nobel Peace Prize he gave to the Civil Rights Movement. I enjoyed reading about the things he did during his life that many more generations will learn about too.


 * "Martin Luther King, Jr." Wikipedia. 02 Mar 2009. Wikipedia. 23 Feb 2009. .**

This article tells about King’s involvement in the Albany Movement. It talks about how he was arrested when he visited Albany, and it talks about how he was released from jail. Even though this non-violent movement slowly faded away, it was a key lesson in the National Civil Rights Movement. This article helps prove that King’s non-violent ways made him a great person because it describes how he never got angry or yelled at the people who arrested him. He chose jail instead of paying the money for something he didn’t even do wrong. King requested a “Day of Penance” to promote non-violence, but his efforts were defeated.

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 * White, Jack E. "Martin Luther King." The Time 100. 13 Apr 1998. Time. 23 Feb 2009.

King was a minister and used the Old Testament to inspire people about freedom. King did not believe in violence at all. Even though all of the threats from people that hated him, he never used violence; he would just pray. One quote from one of his speeches has become an inspiration to people around the world. This article helps prove that he was a good role model through his inspiration and non-violence belief. The way he talked to people and made them feel really inspired them. They knew he was true to his word. I liked reading about how instead of using harmful words to the people who used harmful words to King, he prayed for strength.