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Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement


In The first half of the 20th century, black people were
not allowed to…





Eat at the same lunch tables
Go to the same schools
Or even use the same bathrooms



As white people




This practice of separating blacks and whites was
called

SEGREGATION


Martin Luther King was a pastor


When a black woman, Rosa Parks, was arrested for
refusing to give her bus seat to a white man, king
organized a boycott


Luther King was inspired by Gandhi and his
nonviolent protests for civil rights


In 1963 he delivered his famous

I HAVE A DREAM
speech in Washington DC in which he dreamed that one
day people would be judged by their character and not
by the color of their skin


Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize



He was assassinated in 1968 when he was only 39
years old

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Martin Luther King Jr - Leader of the Civil Rights Movement

  • 1. Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement
  • 2.  In The first half of the 20th century, black people were not allowed to…   Eat at the same lunch tables Go to the same schools Or even use the same bathrooms  As white people 
  • 3.  This practice of separating blacks and whites was called SEGREGATION
  • 4.  Martin Luther King was a pastor
  • 5.  When a black woman, Rosa Parks, was arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man, king organized a boycott
  • 6.  Luther King was inspired by Gandhi and his nonviolent protests for civil rights
  • 7.  In 1963 he delivered his famous I HAVE A DREAM speech in Washington DC in which he dreamed that one day people would be judged by their character and not by the color of their skin
  • 8.  Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize  He was assassinated in 1968 when he was only 39 years old