Martin Luther King Jr. in Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movementthe Civil Rights Movement
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort & convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge &
controversy.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil RightsCivil Rights
Civil RightsCivil RightsDescribe the belief that Dr. King would use throughout the
Civil Rights Movement.
What is an example of civil disobedience
or non-violent protest?
What event in the Civil Rights
Movement gave Martin Luther King Jr.
his chance to lead?
The Montgomery Bus The Montgomery Bus BoycottBoycott
King’s Role? Outcome?MLK led the Montgomery
Improvement Association which constructed the boycott.
On 12.5.1955?90% of Black Americans did not
ride the buses
“I want it to be known that we’re going to… gain
justice on the buses in this city. And we are not wrong.
… If we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this
nation is wrong. If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong.
If we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong’’
Supreme Court rules segregation on buses illegal in 1956. King
earns international attention for nonviolence.
1955 to 1956
Civil Rights Timeline of Civil Rights Timeline of EventsEvents
1955 to 1956Montgomery Bus Boycott
1957SCLC founded, Crisis in Little Rock
1960Greensboro sit-ins, SNCC founded
1961Freedom Rides take place
Freedom RidesFreedom Rides
ReviewReviewWhat was
Birmingham, Alabama known as?
What important event took place in
Birmingham, Alabama that we have
previously learned about?
The Birmingham The Birmingham CampaignCampaign
Desegregating the Most Segregated City in the South
Letter From A Letter From A Birmingham JailBirmingham Jail
Background? Outcome?The Birmingham
Campaign had seen MLK arrested for violating Alabama law on mass public demonstration.
The movement gained even more support.
1963
“Wait….”
The Selma March in 1965 would gain
many more participants.
Civil Rights Civil Rights TimelineTimeline
What is Martin Luther King Jr. most known
for during his time as leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
What was the purpose of his March
on Washington?
The March on The March on WashingtonWashington
"Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
1963
Civil Rights Timeline of Civil Rights Timeline of EventsEvents
196424th Amendment passed
(banned poll taxes and literacy tests) Freedom Summer
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed (outlawed discrimination)
1965Malcolm X assassinated, Selma Marches begin,
Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed(Prohibits discrimination in voting)
1966“Black Power”, race riots in northern cities
1968…
Walter Cronkite Reports
Assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee