Martin Luther King

(noun)

An American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world using nonviolent methods.

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  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., and Alberta Williams King.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. meet at the White House, 1966.
    • Summarize the life, ideologies, activist strategies, and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • The Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement

    • Martin Luther King Jr.’s inspirational appeal for peaceful change in the city of Greensboro in 1958, however, planted the seed for a more assertive civil rights movement.
    • As the enormous crowd gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial and spilled across the National Mall, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his most famous speech.
    • The vision of whites and African Americans working together peacefully to end racial injustice suffered a severe blow with the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1968.
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    • Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman and activist who championed racial equality through nonviolence yet fierce resistance.

  • The Emergence of the Civil Rights Movement

    • Many important figures in the Civil Rights Movement took part in the boycott, including Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy.
    • On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.
    • Many popular representations of the movement are centered on the leadership and philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., who won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the movement.
    • This United States Information Agency photograph of the March on Washington, August 28, 1963, shows civil rights and union leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., Joseph L.
    • Johnson meets with Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., Whitney Young, and James Farmer on January 18, 1964.

  • 1968: The Year of Upheaval

    • In the spring, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F.
    • Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
    • King was 39 years old.
    • Millions across the nation were outraged by King's death.
    • Outline the events of 1968 including the Tet Offensive and assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy

  • The Flowering of Black Freedom Struggle

    • During this march, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, which was broadcast on live TV .
    • After local residents asked the SCLC for assistance, King came to Selma to lead several marches.
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  • Conclusion: Change in the 1960s

    • Despite the movement’s many achievements, however, change remained slow, and many grew frustrated with the failure of the government to alleviate poverty and the persistence of violence against African Americans, particularly the tragic 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, and the assassinations five years later of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F.

  • Federal Intervention

    • Kennedy had intimated his support for civil rights, and his efforts to secure the release of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who was arrested following a demonstration, won him the African American vote.
    • King elected to be among those arrested on April 12, 1963.
    • Martin Luther King, Jr., 22 June 1963, Washington, D.C.

  • Emerson and Thoreau

    • Thoreau's philosophy of civil disobedience later influenced the political thoughts and actions of such notable figures as Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Civil Rights and Voting Rights

    • Despite the movement’s many achievements and the advancements of legislation, however, many grew frustrated with the slow pace of change, the failure of the Great Society to alleviate poverty, and the persistence of violence against African Americans, particularly the tragic 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • Martin Luther King Jr.

  • The Role of Religion in the Civil Rights Movement

    • Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and others, the campaign of nonviolent direct action culminated in widely publicized confrontations between young black students and white civic authorities, and eventually led the municipal government to change the city's discrimination laws.
    • King sent a "Letter from the St.
    • King and Rev.
    • King spoke on the voting rights struggle.
    • Shortly after Martin Luther King's death, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference used this poster—issued in an edition of one hundred—for a fundraising drive.