Martin Luther King JrAnd his fight againstRacial Discrimination

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Racial DiscriminationDefinition- Discriminatory

or abusive behaviour Towards members of another race.

Birth: 15 January 1929

in Atlanta Georgia.

Attended Morehouse Collegeat age of fifty.

He has a Dream

I have a dream that my four childrenwill one day live in a nation wherethey will not be judged by the color

of their skin but the contentof their character.

A simple dream, isn’t it?

In 1963 he held his famousI have a dream speech.

He dreamed of a world in which

the laws protect everyone not just the whites.

He dreamed of a world in which

poor people could hope for a better life.

He inspired millions of peopleTo dream with him.

In the end he died for that dream.

Boycott of Montgomery City Buses

Rosa Parks

December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Which was illegal at that time.She was arrested.This was the catalyst for beginning the Civil Rights Movement.This demonstration lasted until 21th December 1956.

Sit-in protestStudents in Greensboro, North Carolinadecided to stage a sit-in at a restaurantwhich refused to serve African Americans.

A sit-in is when you peacefully and quitely Sit in a place for attention.

They were often assaulted by white peoplebut they never hit back.

King was arrested during the sit-in protest.

In 1963 Martin Luther King led 250,000 people in a peaceful march to Washington

for jobs and freedom. It was here that he delivered his famous

I have a dream speech.

The Nobel Peace prize 14 October 1964

4 April 1968…

As he was standing out on the balcony of his hotel, a single gun shot rang out, which caused him to death.

His funeral was held in Atlanta, 9 April.

2 November 1986a national holiday is proclaimed

in King’s honor

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