1. Martin Luther King Jr. && Madam CJ Walker December 5 th 2007

2. Date of Birth and Death Ms. Walker  DATE OF BIRTH: December 23, 1867  PLACE OF BIRTH: Delta, Louisiana  DATE OF DEATH: May 25, 1919  PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York Fact: Sarah Breedlove was her real birth name

3. Date of Birth and Death Mr. King  Date of Birth: January 15 th 1929  Location of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia  Date of Death: April 4 th 1968  Location of Death: Memphis, Tennessee

4. Madam Walker’s Significant Role €She was a slave that independently created a manufacturing business. €She is today known as the Americas First Self-made female millionaire. Not only was she the first female but the first African American female. "I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground." Madam Walker, National Negro Business League Convention, July 1912

5. Martin Luther’s Significant role  He lead the United States to believe that we are all equally created as one.  He is today known all around and cherished greatly by most people. “…I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood…” “I Have A Dream!” “Let Freedom Ring”

6. -Martin’s Activities in Life- Joined a Boycott with Rosa Parks He had a book published named, Stride Toward Freedom He lead 125,000 people on a Freedom Walk in Detroit He announced his famous I Have a Dream speech. He spoke of the start of the, Poor People's Campaign focusing on freedom for all races. Fact: He met president Kennedy

7. -Madam’s Activities in Life- In 1906 she started a cosmetics business. She also contributed to YMCA, NAACP, the Tuskegee Institute and Bethune- Cookman College. Fact: She was 17 when she had her only Child

8. Martin’s Occupation and living location He Lived in Atlanta, Georgia He became a preacher at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church at Montgomery, Alabama in the year of 1954.

9. Madam’s Occupation and Living Location She lived in Hudson, New York She worked as a entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Social Activist

10. Martin’s Influences Martin was inspired to become a persuading pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church by his father, Martin Luther King Sr. Fact: He worked with Malcolm X

11. Madam CJ’s Influences We believe that Madam CJ Walker inspired herself. We also believe that her inspiration might have been because of her daughter A'Lelia Walker Fact: She was 14 When she married

12. Characteristics Martin Luther King Jr and Madam CJ Walker both hold the same type of characteristics in the category of future thinking, beliefs, and opinions towards African American Civil Rights. Both wanted all slaves to be free, and for all races to get along.

13. Philosophy on civil rights Martin’s outlook on the civil rights were focused on freedom of all races as well as Madam CJ Walkers. Fact: Madams parents were both slaves

14. Famous Quotes We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. -Martin Luther King, Jr. “We all come from different races, but we are all in the same country we share this land that we live on so we all might as well just get along and make “it” work right.” -Shilouh Frazer “We all come from different races, but we are all in the same country we share this land that we live on so we all might as well just get along and make “it” work right.” -Shilouh Frazer “...I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!” -Madam CJ Walker “If you want something or you need something go do something bout what your wanting or needing and go get it.” -Shilouh Frazer “If you want something or you need something go do something bout what your wanting or needing and go get it.” -Shilouh Frazer “I think that we should all get along” -Sarah Korando “Don’t wait get up and get it for yourself.” -Sarah Korando

15. MLK’s dream…fulfilled? “I believe that Martins dream mostly became true, for example quoted in the famous speech “I Have a Dream”, “…one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers…” I am an example of White and Black joining together, both my parents we’re able to join hand in hand without being insulted or put down. But there are others out there that have not come to realize that we are all created equally, which means that his dream has not completely but mostly come true.” –Shilouh Frazer

16. Martin Luther’s Dream Fulfilled? “I believe that his dream was fulfilled because we all get along.” –Sarah Korando

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