martin luther king, civil rights, i have a dream

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Page 1: Martin luther king, civil rights, i have a dream

Martin Luther King, Civil rights, I Have A DreamBlacks in USAFertile land in South.Shortage of labourImportant of slaves from AfricaConditions of slaves Animal like treatmentLong hoursBlacks in 20th CenturyDiscriminationSegregation: BussesJim Crow Laws: dogs and blacks not allowedRosa ParksRefusal to vacant seat for a white manI am a citizen, you are a citizen, I have paid full fare, you have paid full fare.Montgomery bus boycottLasted 382 daysMartin Luther KingJanuary 15, 1929 – April 04, 1968Preparation for leadership

B.A. (Sociology)B.A. (Religion)Ph.D. (Theology)

Visited India to learn Non – Violence – Gandhi.OppositionDeath threatsHome was bombedCharge: communistFBI Chief forced him to commit suicide after he won Noble Prize.Threats at midnight:“Nigger, we are tired of you and your mess now. And if you out of this town in three days, we are going to blow your brain’s out and blow up your house”March on Washington1963 – one million peopleSpeech: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”“Demanding justices not in the hereafter, but in the here and now”.SuccessCivil rights movementRight to voteEnd to segregationLabour rightsCompensation for historical wrongs

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1964 civil rights actBranded communistDeathApril 4, 1968.Shot in the nick.HonoursNoble prize 1964 at the age of 29.Posthumously awarded presidential medal of freedom 1977Martin Luther King’s day 1986