Martin Luther King Jr. and Tolerance

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Created by Grade 6 Students

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School

January 15, 2016

The Day the World Changed

By: Emily Baligush

Martin Luther King

Had once said in Washington

I have a dream that ...

He said to "let freedom ring"

He has changed all of our lives

Finally Free

Cori Barnes

Martin Luther King

The one and only Martin

Let us have freedom

Before King, people suffered

But now we have our freedom

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Bethany Burnett

Believes in freedom

He is an inspiration

Martin had a dream

Loves all people in the world

Does not believe in racism

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Our Freedom and Rights

Britney Carey

Fighting for freedom

We are all like one person

Martin had a dream

Jesus was in Martin's heart

Martin gave us equal rights

MLK Tolerance

Gavin Dadds

A speech for freedom

Who made it fair for people

Of unfair excluding

Like a voice from heaven high

We are one as God's people

Martin Luther King Jr

Kevin H. Dang

Martin Luther King

His speech was sixteen minutes

Freedom will happen

People will remember him

He told them to let freedom ring

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Set Us Free

Vennie Haskins

No segregation

The bus boycott helped a lot

My dream is no wars

I believe in freedom now

Like having chips and sharing

The Civil Rights Leader

BY: Amari Hyland-Bland

He was a leader

He shared his great ideas

He brought good Justice

Martin Luther King was great

He was fierce like a tiger

Justification for Rights

Sophia Jauquet

Martin Luther King

Justified for equal rights

Freedom and justice

Who told us "Let Freedom Ring"

His speech left a mark on us

Let Freedom Ring

Aiesha Johnson

Once he had a dream

A dream that changed us

The world did listen

All people were touched by this

He said" Let freedom ring"!

He Showed Us

Aiesha Johnson

Freedom is not free

He showed us the correct path

He showed us that we

Are the same no matter our skin

He had a dream that changed us

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 15, 1929 — April 4, 1968

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with

disciplined noneontbrmists who are dedicated to Justice, Peace

and Brotherhood.-

Change

Jordan Johnson

Time for a new change

Someone who lets freedom ring

Black and white free rights

Trusting in God for justice

Freedom rings for you and me

"In the end tre will remember not tlx words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

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Daring to Dream

Meg Moran

What a brave man, was

Martin Luther King Junior

Stood up for justice

Billions of people listened

To the man who dared to dream

Freedom

By Frances Auguste Philippe

He gave us freedom.

Was very brave to speak out.

Spoken like a true king.

Joined together black and white

He showed peace to the world.

The Dream

Ania Rock

Martin Luther King's

Dream has now been realized

History is made

Died for justice for all kinds

We thank Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King Day

Dejah Ross

Fought for freedom and justice

Making equal rights

A powerful speech

As Martin Luther King did

No matter what your race is

The Man Who Changed the World

By Curtis Shaw

King was a fair man

Trying to make laws equal

Like Jesus was in his speech

He had a dream who changed them

I HAVE A DREAM

Nia Shetty

Martin Luther King

A voice that speaks for billions.

Words like the bright sun.

Gives the colored a voice to speak.

Honorable in our eyes.

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Civil Rights

Jaylen Smith

Black peoples freedom.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The I have a Dream Speech

Civil Rights Movement

A Change in Rights

Robert Sullivan

People with freedom

Brought justice to the planet

I have a dream speech

Spoken like a president would

Made a change in civil rights

Martin Had a Dream

Bianca Viellot

Said let freedom ring.

He is an inspiration.

He is a leader.

He showed justice for people.

He showed fairness and courage.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their

skin, but by the content of their character."

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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A World Leader

By Alan Vithayathil

Martin Luther king

Segregation is over

The best man to live

His voice is like a lion

His speech was I have a dream