The Movement to Freedom

Abraham Lincoln was the author of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 16th president of the United States Martin Luther King Jr was an inspiration and the leader of the civil rights movement Both fought and died to change African-Americans Fates In the beginning, we were disrespected in the North and the South We started as slaves for the white men we called “master” Everyday we would get up, work, and keep a quiet mouth At the time we had no education or knowledge to fight back And all this time it had been many against one Then Abraham Lincoln one day stepped up and wrote the document called the Emancipation Proclamation as a comeback This document gave us an opportunity to start a new life and pursue our dreams People randomly lynched, killed, and beaten African-Americans out of hate Then it came to us that freedom wasn’t what it seemed Abraham Lincoln was one day confronted and shot The whites knew his punishment would come sooner or later And without Abraham Lincoln, Family was all they got Then, 64 years later a man that would change history permanently was born He was known as Martin Luther King Jr. Except he claimed African-American freedom with a voice not a form He created a speech 34 years later called “I Have A Dream” He stated that people should not be judged by their skin color but by their character After his statement, little by little, white weren't so mean Society started to accept us for who we are But Martin Luther King Jr. was also later assassinated It was tragic, but in the end, both Lincoln and King’s rebellious acts of what’s right took society far