MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.1960’s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130J-FdZDtY
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.• BORN IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA – 1929.
• BAPTIST MINISTER.
• CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER – AGE 26.
• NOBEL PEACE PRIZE – 1964.
• ASSASSINATED – APRIL 4, 1968.
BOYCOTT• MONTGOMERY BUSES 1955 (Rosa Parks)
• KING ARRESTED / HOME BOMBED• SUPREME COURT BANS BUS
SEGREGATION – DECEMBER 1956
FREEDOM RIDERS – 1961
• Segregated interstate busing
• Birmingham Sheriff Bull Connor
• Ku Klux Klan
• JFK
MASS DEMONSTRATIONS
• WASHINTON, D.C. – AUGUST, 1963
- 250,000 PEOPLE
• “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH
• CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 ENDED JIM CROW LAWS
KING’S IMPACT ON AMERICA• CIVIL RIGHTS A NATIONAL ISSUE.
• WHITE AMERICA REALIZED HOW BAD SEGREGATION WAS.
• NON – VIOLENT METHODS TO ACHIEVE FAIR AND JUST GOALS.
• INFLUENCED NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS.
• GAVE HIS LIFE FOR CAUSE HE BELIEVED IN.
April 4, 1968
MLK Video Questions:• Using at least two examples from the movie,
explain why Martin Luther King is considered one of the extraordinary leaders of the 20th century?
• Listen closely to Martin Luther King when he gives his “I Have a Dream Speech”. If MLK was alive today, would he be satisfied that his dream was realized? Focus on three specific examples from his speech.