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By: Nick Mancuso
Early Years Born Michael Luther
King Jr. on January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia
Parents: Michael Luther King and Alberta Williams King
Father was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church
Education Attended segregated public schools
in the south Graduated high school at 15 years of
age Received B.A. in 1958 from
Morehouse College Well known African-American college in
Atlanta; Father and Grandfather studied here also
Education Con’t Studied theology at Crozer Theological
Seminary near Chester, PA Elected class president Graduated as class valedictorian Won a fellowship from Crozer; enrolled in
graduate program at Boston University Completed residence in 1953; earned
doctorate in 1955 Met his wife, Coretta Scott, during his studies in
Boston
Montgomery Bus Boycott Named president of Montgomery
Improvement Association (MIA) Spurred by arrest of Rosa Parks
Primary spokesman for movement Formed pacifist protest strategy
Combined Christian social gospel ideas with nonviolent precept of Mohandus Ghandi
Success: Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Founded in 1957 Purpose: coordinate civil rights
activities throughout the South President of the SCLC
First Assassination Attempt (1958) Stride Toward Freedom
Memoir of Montgomery Bus Boycott Signing copies at Blumstein’s
Department Store in Harlem, NY on September 20, 1958
42 yr-old Izola Ware Curry stabbed King
Doctor: “he was a sneeze away from death”
King in India American Friends
Service Committee sends King on month long trip to India
Strengthen understanding of Ghandi
Reaffirms nonviolent strategy
Return to Atlanta Moved him and family back to
Atlanta in 1960 Be closer to headquarters of the
struggling SCLC Also became co-pastor with father
at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Albany Movement Torn between increasing militant
protesting 1961 and 1962: had differences with
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee King arrested twice during protests
Left Albany after released without achieving goal
His role as civil rights leader questioned
Birmingham Campaign Initiated by SCLC in 1963 Most massive civil rights protest at
time King arrested on April 12
Kennedy Admin. Intervenes Televised pictures of event led to
national outcry President Kennedy enacts major civil
rights legislation as a result
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Memorable “I have a dream…” speech
(August 28, 1968) Attended by 200,000+ and culmination of
civil rights protests in the North Goal: African-American quest to enjoy civil
liberties listed in U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
I have a dream speech Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” (1963) Nobel Piece Prize (1964)
Limited Influence Black Radicals and Black Nationalism
(Malcom X) diminish King’s influence King refused to abandon his Ghandian
school of thought and would not be persuaded by black nationalists
Touched upon in Where Do We Go From Here?
Remained in spotlight Protested Vietnam War
Poor People’s Campaign / Memphis Sanitation Strike Last work in 1967 Designed to strengthen anti-poverty
efforts by federal government Also involved in Memphis sanitation
workers strike in Tennessee King led thousands on a march through
downtown Memphis (March 28, 1968) King receives backlash for riots and looters
Assassination of MLK King returned to Memphis in early
April to address audience at Bishop Charles J. Mason Temple
The following evening (April 4, 1968), King Assassinated on the Balcony of the Lorrain Motel in Memphis by white segregationist, James Earl Ray
After His Death Posthumously published essay “A
Testament of Hope” 1969 Urged blacks to refrain from violence of black
nationalists His wife, Coretta Scott King, established
the “King Center” in Atlanta Teach nonviolent social change
Coretta Scott King successfully petitioned congress for national holiday in husband’s honor First celebrated in 1986
Sources http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php
/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_martin_luther_king_jr_biography/
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe5P59Taekc
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