Comic：Martin Luther King, the fighter for equality
【明報專訊】The Smarties and Eason are on vacation in the U.S.A.
“ MoMo: Come find us, or else you'll lose to us. ”
“ Eason: I won't lose. I'll find you soon. ”
“ Eason: Could you take me to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive? ”
“ The driver: Which one? ”
“ Eason: Which one? Do you mean there are many of them? ”
“ The driver: Yes, there are over 900 streets named after him in the U.S.A! ”
“ The driver: Hey! You have to pay the taxi fare! ”
◆Know more
Martin Luther King, Jr. (馬丁路德金,1929 - 1968) was a civil rights leader from the U.S.A. He gave one of the most famous speeches in history.
As an African American, he faced racial discrimination when he was small. The law required black people and white people to go to different schools, used different toilets, sat on different sections of a bus, etc. These made him determined to fight for equality.
When he grew up, he became the leader of American civil rights movement. He helped organise a number of peaceful demonstrations and gave speeches to get more support for civil rights. After years of efforts, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. Martin Luther King changed history by putting an end to discrimination.
■English highway﹕To put an end to something
'To put an end to something' means 'to make something stop'.
e.g. How can we put an end to hunger?
■Glossary
civil right (n) 公民權
speech (n) 演說
racial discrimination (n) 種族歧視
equality (n) 平等
[Smarties' Power English 第311期]
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