Where did Marting Luther King Jr. pledge and when??????
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http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html\n\nlsu list no pledges.
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LMAO,oh and another is," Someday I will be the first black president".Remember him saying that one?
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This pledge was first used at the dedication of the World’s Fair Grounds in Chicago, Illinois, on October 21, 1892, the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America and the first celebration of Columbus Day, which had been proclaimed by the president and made a national holiday by Congress. It was published in The Youth’s Companion, September 8, 1892, p. 446, with this wording: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”\n\n  No single author was named; the program bore the names of the executive committee, including the chairman, Francis Bellamy. A story in The Youth’s Companion, December 20, 1917, p. 722, credits the authorship of the pledge to James B. Upham with the assistance of the 1892 committee, but in 1939 a scholarly committee of the United States Flag Association studied the question of authorship and “decided that to Francis Bellamy unquestionably belongs the honor and distinction of being the author of the original Pledge to the Flag.”—Margarette S. Miller, I Pledge Allegiance, pp. 162–69 (1946). Also Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, p. 4 (1955). House Doc. 84–225.\n\n  The wording of the 1892 pledge was originally the twenty-two words above, but the word “to” preceding “the Republic” was added immediately after the first celebration. The First National Flag Conference, 1923, altered the wording from “my Flag” to “the Flag of the United States,” and the following year the Second National Flag Conference added “of America” to that phrase.—Miller, op. cit., pp. 156–58.\n\n  Public Law 79–287, December 28, 1945, made this officially the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Public Law 83–396, signed on Flag Day, June 14, 1954, added the phrase “under God.”
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The Pledge of Allegiance is recited every morning at the start of the school day in schools. The Pledge goes like this:\n\nI pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, for liberty and justice for all. \n\n(woo - that was from memory!)\n\nI have never run into another situation in which the pledge is recited. It's certainly not recited in the workplace. \n\nHere's a bit of trivia for you: The pledge of allegiance was first started in 1893 as part of the festivities that went along with the 1893 World's Fair held in Chicago. The idea was to have all of the country's children recite the pledge at the same time. I guess it just stuck. :)  (I read that in the Devil in the White City by Erik Lawson - a non-fiction book about the 1893 World's Fair - great book, I highly recommend it!)
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Here is the widsom of Dr.King on Affimative Action\n\n"Whenever this issue compensatory treatment is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree, but should ask for nothing more. On the surface, this appears reasonable, but is not realistic. For it is obvious that if a man enters the starting line of a race three hundred years after another man, the second would have to perform some incredible feat in order to catch up." \n"A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for him, to equip him to compete on a just and equal basis." \n"... for 15 centuries the Negro was enslaved and robbed of any wages — potential accrued wealth which would have been the legacy of his descendants. All of America's wealth today could not adequately compensate its Negroes for his centuries of exploitation and humiliation. It is an economic fact that a program such as I propose would certainly cost far less than any computation of two centuries of unpaid wages plus accumulated interest. In any case, I do not intend that this program of economic aid should apply only to the Negro: it should benefit the disadvantaged of all races." \n\n\nHere what he said about America\n"Don't let anybody make you think God chose America as his divine messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world. God has a way of standing before the nations with justice and it seems I can hear God saying to America "you are too arrogant, and if you don't change your ways, I will rise up and break the backbone of your power, and I will place it in the hands of a nation that doesn't even know my name. Be still and know that I'm God."
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Martin Luther King JR
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Lyndon B Johnson's lasting contribution was that he was the first US President to take a strong stand and get the Federal Government involved in protecting the rights of African Americans.\n\nIn 1963, when Alabama Governor George Wallace refused to allow two black students to attend the University of Alabama, President Johnson sent in the National Guard to make sure they did.\n\nLyndon Johnson was a friend to Martin Luther King, Jr and his cause, and used his power as President to support it.  And THAT should be considered his lasting contribution.
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To honor Corette Scott King.  She was the widow of Martin Luther King.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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you know the pledge has already been changed once. "under God" was added I believe in 50's or 60's Anyways why does America keep messing with a good thing. Not saying that we should take it out just leave it as is.
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First of all, I think you mean 'determined.'   MLKJ stood up for his beliefs and morals, despite death threats, being arrested, and being beaten many times.  He stood up for racial equality and peaceful protest, and made such a significant contribution to our country as far as civil rights is concerned.
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April 4. 1968, King  assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., by James Earl Ray.\n\n\nhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/timeline.html
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First, the pledge has only said "One nation, under God" since 1954 when it was added by Congress.\n\n"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal" is the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, an inspired but non-binding governmental document.\n\nYour liberties are judged as determined by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, both at the federal and state level. The government rules by the power granted it by the governed. There have been cases where the governed have made their case known and the government responded, such as granting women the right to vote, granting blacks equal rights in the 60's, or repealing Prohibition. \n\nMy subjective take on law is that it generally restates over and over again a simple premise: do no harm. Criminal laws cover doing harm to another in forms of personal or property damage, or even harm to oneself. Environmental law covers doing harm to the planet, financial laws cover doing harm to clients, etc. I think everyone has an equal stake in ensuring that no harm come to them or those around them and, as a result, have enlisted the aid of the government and the law in that struggle.
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You're right, they DID break the law by putting "under God" in there in the first place. But to keep myself from getting on my own personal rant about the subject, let me give you the URL to a place that gives an overview on the history of the Pledge, including where it came from.\n\nContrary to popular belief, it hasn't always "been there" and neither has that controversial little phrase.\n\nhttp://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16480\n\nThat's a good place to start. After that, do a search on it and you'll find more about the subject. Hope this helps. :)
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http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/King-Mar\nhttp://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm\nhttp://www.mlkonline.net/\nhttp://fun.familyeducation.com/martin-luther-king-jr/activities/32832.html
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a graduate of:\nMorehouse College\nCrozer Theological Seminary in Chester, PA\nBoston University (where he received a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology)
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Some of King's hand written speeches including "I Have A Dream" are on display in Atlanta.\n\nAs a footnote,and contrary to popular belief,King made this speech numerous times.