growing up black in america there were laws to separate black from white
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Growing Up Black In America
There were laws to separate black from white.
“WhitesOnly”
Martin knew this was not fair.
He went to a college for
black students when he was 15
years old.
You should not use violence.
Martin married Coretta.
Martin got a job as a church
minister in Alabama.
Laws about black and white people using the buses were very strict.
Rosa Parks
In 1960 Martin helped some students.
Some white people got
very angry….
Lots of people joined Martin on a march in Alabama.
March in Washington - 1963
Martin made a famous speech to the people.
“Free at last…”
Then the President,
John F Kennedy
was shot and killed.
Martin Luther King went to Memphis.
James Earl Rayran away to
England.
People all over the world were very sad.
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