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2. January 15, 1929: Birthday of
Martin Luther King.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

3. Celebrating the Birthday of
Dr. Martin Luther King

4. Celebrating the Birthday of
Dr. Martin Luther King
Understanding Civil Disobedience,
Learning about the March on Washington
and
Identifying the Sources of the 1963
I Have a Dream Speech

5. Notes on Dr. King and
His Sources of the 'Free at Last' Speech
1. Martin Luther King was born on this date and place:
2. He is very famous for writing this speech:
3. An important idea in the speech came from this church song:
4. "Free at Last" was a source for Dr. King's speech. What is a source?
5. Civil means:
6. Disobedience means:
7. Why do people use civil disobedience? Write two sentences.
8. Name two women from 1955 who used civil disobedience to change bad laws:
9. Dr. King, Parks and other leaders planned the March on Washington in August,
10. The March on Washington was the largest demonstration in US history. How
many people came?
11. The purpose for the March was improving rights and opening more
for African Americans.
12. This man planned the March on Washington:

6. 13. After the March, Mr. Randolph, Dr. King and the other planners met with
14. A college student helped plan the March on Washington. He made a speech. He
became a Congressman in the House of Representatives from Georgia. His name was
15. Martin Luther King talked about President
16. For his second source, Dr. King used ideas from Lincoln’s speech, the
17. For his third source, Dr. King reminded people that 1963 was the 100th
year
anniversary of Lincoln’s order freeing many enslaved people. This order was called
18. For his fourth source, King used language about equality from this important
American document:
19. Dr. King said this idea was 'the American dream.'
20. Finally, Dr. King used words from this American song:
21. Good writers use ideas from different

7. The beginning of the speech:
I have a dream!
(Yo tengo un sueño.)

8. The end of the speech:
(Gracias a Dios! Somos libres al fin!)
Thank God almighty,
we’re free at last!

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU3oqj0ICfc
Click
here.

10. from “American Negro Songs" by J. W. Work
Free at last, free at last,
Thank God almighty I'm free at last.
Free at last, free at last
Thank God almighty I'm free at last.
Way down yonder in the graveyard walk
Thank God almighty I'm free at last
Me and my Jesus going to meet and talk
Thank God almighty I'm free at last
On my knees when the light passed by
Thank God almighty I'm free at last
Thought my soul would rise and fly
Thank God almighty I'm free at last
Some of these mornings, bright and fair
Thank God almighty I'm free at last
Goin' meet King Jesus in the air
Thank God almighty I'm free at last
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU3oqj0ICfc

11. Dr. King’s work: He was a preacher in Atlanta, Georgia.

12. Dr. King’s work: He was a preacher in Atlanta, Georgia.

13. Dr. King used the church song “Free at Last” as a source for his speech.

14. Source #1:
The Free at Last song

15. Dr. King used the church song “Free at Last” as a source for his speech.

16. Dr. King used the church song “Free at Last” as a source for his speech.
Free at Last:
example of a
source
(place for ideas).

17. Part 1: What is Civil Disobedience?

19. obey
obedience
disobedience
civil disobedience

20. obey
obedience
disobedience
civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is breaking laws.
• Most people agree: the law is bad.
• Polite, peaceful.
• On purpose.
• People will watch.
• Accepting punishment.

21. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #1

22. `

24. civil disobedience?

25. • Was the law bad?
• Was her behavior polite?
• Was her behavior on purpose?
• Were people watching?
• Was she accepting punishment?
civil disobedience?

26. civil disobedience?

27. I knew the police will arrest me.
I accepted punishment.
I wanted white people to feel embarrassed
about stupid laws.

28. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #2

30. Segretation =

32. civil disobedience?

33. civil disobedience?

34. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #3

36. civil disobedience?

37. civil disobedience?

38. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #4

39. civil disobedience?

40. civil disobedience?

41. civil disobedience?

42. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #5

43. civil disobedience?

44. civil disobedience?

45. civil disobedience?

46. civil disobedience?

47. civil disobedience?

51. Civil disobedience is breaking laws.
• Was the law bad?
• Were the people polite?
• Was their behavior on purpose?
• Were other people watching?
• Will they accept punishment?
civil disobedience?

52. Civil disobedience is breaking laws.
• Was the law bad?
• Were the people polite?
• Was their behavior on purpose?
• Were other people watching?
• Will they accept punishment?
civil disobedience?

53. Civil disobedience is breaking laws.
• Was the law bad?
• Were the people polite?
• Was their behavior on purpose?
• Were other people watching?
• Will they accept punishment?
civil disobedience?

54. Civil disobedience is breaking laws.
• Was the law bad?
• Were the people polite?
• Was their behavior on purpose?
• Were other people watching?
• Will they accept punishment?
civil disobedience?

55. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #6

56. civil disobedience?

57. civil disobedience?

58. Is this Civil Disobedience?
Example #7

59. civil disobedience?

60. civil disobedience?

61. Representative John Lewis from Georgia
Dr. King used civil disobedience to stop segregation.

62. Representative John Lewis from Georgia
Dr. King used civil disobedience to stop segregation.

63. Representative John Lewis from Georgia

64. Letter from a Birmingham jail:
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

65. Representative John Lewis from Georgia
Police arrested me 30 times for breaking segregation laws.
Dr. King used civil disobedience to stop segregation.

66. In the 1950s, Dr. King worked with leader Rosa Parks

67. In the 1950s, Dr. King worked with leader Rosa Parks

68. In the 1950s, Dr. King worked with leader Rosa Parks on civil disobedience to change racist laws.

69. In the 1950s, Dr. King worked with leader Rosa Parks on civil disobedience to change racist laws.
Dr. King, Ms. Parks and many other leaders were involved in the March on Washington of 1963.

70. Dr. King, Ms. Parks and many other leaders were involved in the March on Washington of 1963.

71. Dr. King, Ms. Parks and many other leaders were involved in the March on Washington of 1963.

72. Dr. King, Ms. Parks and many other leaders were involved in the March on Washington of 1963.

75. Part 2: What do you know about the
1963 March on Washington for Jobs
and Freedom?

76. About 250,000 people came.

77. About 250,000 people came.
This was the biggest march in American history.

80. March on Washington
Organizer:
*A. Philip Randloph

83. Bayard Rustin Cleveland Robinson
March on Washington
Organizers:
*A. Philip Randloph
*Bayard Rustin
*Cleveland Robinson

85. A. Philip Randloph invited Dr. King to make a speech.

87. After the March, leaders met with President John F. Kennedy in the
Oval Office of the White House.

88. After the March, leaders met with President John F. Kennedy in the
Oval Office of the White House.

89. A. Philip Randolph

90. A. Philip Randolph
John Lewis,
college student

91. John Lewis,
college student

92. I was arrested
40 times for
civil disobedience.
John Lewis,
college student

94. Representative John Lewis with Vice President Joe Biden in the Capitol Building

95. Representative John Lewis with President Obama in the Capitol Building.

96. Georgia Representative John Lewis worked in the House of Representatives for 34 years.
He died July 17, 2020.

97. A. Philip Randloph invited Dr. King to make a speech.

99. Part 3: What do you know about King’s
famous I Have a Dream speech?

100. Let’s look at the speech.
Where did Dr. King get his ideas?

101. Let’s look at the speech.
Where did Dr. King get his ideas?

102. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
My Country 'tis of Thee
Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last
Dr. King used 5 sources for this speech.

103. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
My Country 'tis of Thee
Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last
Dr. King used 5 sources for this speech.
Free at Last song

105. 20
[ ]

106. 20
[ ]
5 x 20 =

107. 20
[ ]
5 x 20 = 100

108. 20
[ ]
5 x 20 = 100
1963
- 100

109. 20
[ ]
5 x 20 = 100
1963
- 100
1863

110. Lincoln’s famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, 1863.

111. Four score and
seven years ago…
Lincoln’s famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, 1863.

112. Source #2:
The Gettysburgh Address
speech

113. The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

121. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

122. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

123. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

124. A Union soldier reading the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863

125. Source #3:
The Emancpation Proclamation

126. The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

130. Independence

132. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.

133. All men are created equal...
THAT is the American dream.

134. Source #4:
The Declaration of Independence

135. Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

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149. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJA1QRND3aw

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152. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
1. African American church spiritual Free at Last.
2. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
3. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
4. Jefferson, et. al.’s Declaration of Independence
5. American patriotic song My Country ‘Tis of Thee

153. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
1. African American church spiritual Free at Last.
2. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
3. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
4. Jefferson, et. al.’s Declaration of Independence
5. The American patriotic song My Country ‘Tis of Thee

154. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963

155. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
Free at Last

156. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

157. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

158. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

159. Sources of the
I Have a Dream Speech of 1963
My Country 'tis of Thee
Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Free at Last

160. Good writers use many sources.