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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Remembering a Hero


What do you think is the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made to our country?

12 comments:

  1. I think the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made to our country is to make sure everyone is treated equal no matter their skin color.Another important contribution Martin Luther King Jr. made to our country is to fight with words not fists.
    ~Krysten Goossens~

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  2. I think Martin Luther King Jr. made people open there eyes to segration and showed them how unfair it was.

    ~Madison M.~

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  3. I think the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made to our country was to inspire people to stand up for themselves and what they believed in.

    Ashley B.

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  4. He made sure that all people would have freedom!
    No matter the color of their skin.
    I think that is very important because if we did not have freedom then we could not treat people like how we do today!
    "If we take a eye and a ear we would all be blind and deaf" was a saying Martin Luther King junior said!
    ~Jordan Pellowe

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  5. I think Martin L. King Jr. helped a whole lot to have blacks treated equally. He really believed he could do something, and he did, and he never gave up. His speech helped a lot of people realize that everyone should have equal rights.

    Samantha M.

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  6. I think the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made was to improve racism. He made sure that black, whites, asians and other races were treated equally. He really believed he could improve this world and he succeeded in my opinion. His speech made people realize that everyone is equal no matter what race or gender you are.

    Cammi C.

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  7. i think the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made was for the amricans to have freedom of rewligon. and for blacks and whites to be treated equally. he makes me think about vwhat it was like bake then andf how i would fell if someone made fun of me just because i was a difrent skin color.it dosent mater gender you are. you are who you are and thats that.

    sammi j.

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  9. I think that the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made to our country is that he stopped segregation and he made sure that blacks and whites were equal. Without him, we might still be living separately and unequally. He also proved that there's no difference between blacks and whites, except for their skin color. People shouldn't be treated differently just because of their race.
    ~McKayla O.~

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  10. I think the most important contribution Martin Luther King Jr. made was to stop segregation. He stopped it not by hurting others but by using words, letting out his dream, and starting boycotts. Thats what I think The most important contribution he made.

    -Christian Parenteau-

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  11. I think the most important contribution Martin Luther King Jr. made was to stop segregation so black boys and black girls around the world could hold hands and be happy. I think he was a BIG part of the U.S.A. That is what i think the most important contibution he made.

    ~~~~TALEE C.~~~~ :)

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  12. I think the most important contribution that Martin Luther King Jr. made was to stop segragation. He fought for what he beleived in most even if others said it was not a good idea and he would be punished. He helped the U.S.A. live up to it's name, United States of America.
    ~Olivia G.~

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