FIRST PLACE: Xavier Canty

‘‘How Martin Luther King Jr. shaped my character’’

Fifth-grader, Brock Bridge Elementary School

Martin Luther King. Jr. was a famous black American. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader. He wanted to help people receive fair treatment. He led marches to show the world how black people were being treated unfairly.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech on how people should not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. A long time ago, black and white people were separate. Some white people thought all black people were bad just because they were...