马丁路德金的英文简介 (1)

MartinLutherKingSocialcontextHisachievementsMartinLutherKingDayMartinLutherKing123Inthelateof19century,therightsofAfricanAmericansuffereddiscriminationandrestraint.Indailylife,theUnitedStatesblackswereoftenisolated,suchasnotwiththewhiteinaschool,apublictransportandaplace.AfricanAmericanequalityproblemhadbecomeaserioussocialproblem.AboydrankwaterfromafaucetinHalifax.MartinLutherKing,Jr.(January15,1929–April4,1968)Hislifetime•Inhistime,theAfrican-Americanshadnoaccesstoequalcivilrightsatall.•Inordertofightfortheirlegalrights,whatdidhedo?IhaveadreamHewasmurderOnApril4,1968,ashewasleavinghotel.Dr.MartinLutherKing,waskilledbyshooting.Hewasjust39yearsold.Peoplewillrememberhimforever.MartinLutherKingDayisafederalholidayheldonthethirdMondayofJanuary.ItcelebratesthelifeandachievementsofMartinLutherKing,aninfluentialAmericancivilrightsleader.MartinLutherKingwasanimportantcivilrightsactivist.Hewasaleaderinthemovementtoendracialsegregation（种族隔离)intheUnitedStates.MartinLutherKingDay：每年1月第三个星期一。Lincoln’sBirthday：每年2月1号。Washington’sBirthday：每年2月第三个星期一。In1968,shortlyafterMartinLutherKingdied,acampaignonhisbirthdaybecameaholidaytohonorhim.Afterthefirstbillwasintroduced,tradeunions(工会)leadthecampaigntothefederalholiday.Itwasendorsedin1976.FollowingsupportfromthemusicianStevieWonderwithhissongHappyBirthdayandapetition(请愿书)withsixmillionsignatures,thebillbecamelawin1983.MartinLutherKingDaywasfirstcelebratedin1986asalegalholiday.WhatDoPeopleDo?SomeeducationalestablishmentsmarkthedaybyteachingtheirpupilsorstudentsabouttheworkofMartinLutherKingandthestruggleagainstracialsegregationandracism.SomeschoolsandcollegesclosebutothersstayopenandteachtheirstudentsaboutthelifeandworkofMartinLutherKing..PublicLifeNon-essentialGovernmentdepartmentsandcorporations.areclosed.Smallcompanies,suchasgrocerystoresandrestaurantstendtobeopen,althoughagrowingnumberarechoosingtocloseonthisday.Recently,federallegislationencouragesAmericanstospendtimeonMartinLutherKingDayasvolunteersincitizenactiongroups.Publictransitsystemsmayormaynotoperateontheirregularschedule.Thankyou!