Martin Luther King

Michael Paradis

Jon Harris

The Life of the Big Guy

Jan. 15, 1929 Booker T. Washington high school, 15 Morehouse college, 19 Boston University 1951-1955 Married Coretta Scott 1955 joins the bus boycott

Rosa Parks

Started the boycott Law said no

interracial seating on buses

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Bus Boycott

Dec. 4, 1955 MIA meets with bus company and city

officials “private taxi” – blacks with cars gave

rides to other blacks. Whites turn to violence King’s house bombed

Continued….

Dec 2, 1956 ends Supreme Court ruled

segregation on buses was unconstitutional.

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Obstacles

White violence Arrested 20 times Assaulted 4 times Fighting against old

fashion beliefs

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Speech

10,000 people 100 yrs. earlier

Gettysburg Address “I have a dream, that

my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character…”

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Achievements

Stride toward freedom Wins boycott Wins in segregation in

ICC Leads 125,000 in freedom

walk Man of the year, 1963 Noble peace prize, Dec.

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Assassination

April 4, 1968 Lorraine Motel

Memphis, Tennessee

Funeral April 9, 1968 International event.

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Aftermath

Riots and disturbances in 130 cities

20,000 arrests Week later congress

passes Open Housing Act (outlaw discrimination in the rental or purchase of homes)

Nov. 2 national holiday for King’s honor.

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Bibliography

Clark, Issac. "Martin luther king, jr. chronology." Timeline of events in martin luther king, jr.'s life. Louisiana state university. 24 Apr. 2009 <http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html>.

Cozzens, Lisa. "The montgomery bus boycott." The montgomery bus boycott. 1997. 24 Apr. 2009 <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus.html>.

Haberman, Frederik W. "Martin luther king jr." Martin luther king jr. Noble peace prize. 24 Apr. 2009 <http://nopleprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html>.

Vickrey, Robert. "Martin luther king jr. man of the year." Time Magazine 3 Jan. 1964.

Schuman, Michael A. Martin luther king jr. leader for civil rights. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow, 1988.

King jr., Martin L. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. New york, NY: Warners book, 1988.

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