Who Was Martin Luther King Jr 马丁·路德·金 Chapter 12 The Dream Lives On

Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time. Today, people around the world still remember all he did in his fight for equality.
After Martin’s death, Coretta carried on her husband’s fight. She traveled around the world and talked about peace. She fought to end apartheid, which was a system of segregation¹ in South Africa. Coretta fought for civil rights until her death in 2006.
Martin’s children carried on their father’s message, too. In 1997, Martin Luther King III was elected to head the Southern Christian² Leadership Conference. He stayed with the SCLC until 2004. And Martin’s youngest daughter, Bernice, is a minister. She travels around the world speaking about civil rights.
Martin’s youngest son, Dexter, attended Morehouse College. In 1997, Dexter visited James Earl Ray in prison. After speaking with Ray, Dexter was convinced that this man had not shot his father.
Martin’s oldest child, Yolanda, was an actress, author, and peace advocate. Yoki appeared in several films, including a miniseries about her father called King. She died on May 16, 2007. She was fifty-one years old.
In 1980, Martin’s boyhood home on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta and other buildings nearby were turned into a National Historic³ Site. Today, visitors can go to the museum to learn about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s role in the civil rights movement.
And in 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill to create a federal holiday to honor Martin. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, near the time of his birthday.
In his very last sermon⁴ on April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., talked about his own death. He hoped that people would remember him as a man who “tried to give his life serving others.” He wanted to be remembered for helping⁵ “to feed the hungry” and for loving people. Forty years later, people remember Martin Luther King, Jr., and honor him for all this and more.

1 segregation   

n.隔离，种族隔离

参考例句：

• Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
• They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

4 sermon   

n.布道，讲道，说教，冗长的讲话

参考例句：

• The minister preaches a sermon now and then.牧师不时地讲道。
• Don't preach me a sermon,please.请不要对我讲大道理。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。