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Martin Luther King Jr.
“I am who I am because of who we all are.”-Martin Luther King Jr. Regina Kent
Legacy
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What do you know about Martin Luther
King Jr.?
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What contributions did Martin Luther King Jr. make for America?
What is the legacy that Martin Luther King Jr. left behind?
OBJECTIVE
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WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.?
• Born January 15th 1929• B. A. from Morehouse College• PhD from Boston University• Pastor of Dexter Avenue
Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama
• Face of Civil Rights Movement
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On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, an Afr ican-American woman boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
She sat in the middle section of the bus, closest to the front, reserved for the “whites” only.
As soon as their seats f i l led, and more white men boarded the bus, the bus dr iver insisted that she and the other Afr ican-American people retreat to the back of the bus.
She refused and was arrested.
ROSA PARKS
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Led 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott as a result of the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat.
Martin Luther King Jr.and all other African-Americans refused to ride on the buses. Instead they walked or put together carpools.
This boycott lasted 13 months.
BOYCOTT
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NAACP Executive Committee Founded Southern Christian
Leadership Conference in 1957
1957 NAACP Spingarn Award1963 March on Washington,
“I Have a Dream”1963 Time Magazine “Man of
the Year”Awarded 1964 Nobel Peace
Prize
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Civil Disobedience Non-violent resistance Mass Protest Marches Boycott Media Coverage Published articles, letters, books Preaching, lectures, speeches
METHODS
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“I HAVE A DREAM”
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The face of Civil Rights Movement
Successful in bringing about change
Humanitarian, intellectual, hero
MLK Jr. Day
LEGACY
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