Why was Martin Luther King important to the Civil Rights movement?
- Created by: Jada-rayne Griffin
- Created on: 20-08-15 13:38
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- Why was MLK important to the Civil right movement?
- Boycott of Montgomery
- Leader of the Boycott
- Lasted one year
- Leader of Civil rights fir thirteen years
- Rose Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man
- Supreme court declared segregation
- Bus system in 1950's
- 1963 march in Washington
- 1/4 million people supporting
- 50,000 were white
- MLK speech
- "I have a dream"
- One day of equality for all* blacks
- Walking for freedom
- Still the most inspirational speech to date
- "I have a dream"
- 1/4 million people supporting
- 1963 protest against Birmingham Alabama
- Peaceful Protest
- King was arrested and jailed for protest
- Bring a lot of media attention
- "bobbing" because of violence
- Violent and rasist
- Against discrimination
- Peaceful Protest
- Nobel peace prize 1964
- WW recognition
- Southern leadership Christian confrence
- Co-ordinate protests against discrimination
- 1965 MLK assassination
- James Earl Ray
- White man
- James Earl Ray
- 1965 Selma march
- Few weeks later violating rights
- Untitled
- Boycott of Montgomery
- Against discrimination
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