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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY FOR BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA
This research is about “Martin Luther King Jr.’s Struggle for
Equality for Black People in America”. This library research thesis is based
on historical and biographical approach. The purpose of this research is to
find out how Martin Luther King Jr. struggled for equality in America
especially for the black people.
Historical approach is used to view the historical background of the
black people in America from the first settlement and first slave trade to the
slave abolishment until in the middle of 20th
Century. Biographical approach,
however, is used in this thesis to view the struggle conducted by Martin
Luther King Jr. in order to fight for the civil rights.
After analyzing the background of the black people, the writer found out
that the reason Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights was because of
the law that was not run in practice in America, even though black people are
guaranteed by the law.
Martin Luther King, Jr. made a significant change to America
especially for the black people. Even though issues of racism are still found
these days in America, generally the life of the black people in America
developed to a good improvement in economy as well as in politics