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The Measure of a Man
Martin Luther King was on the non-violent strategy for a "Negro" bus boycott protesting the city's arrest of Rosa Parks for sitting in a seat reserved for "Whites." (MLK supported the boycott of the city for arresting Rosa Parks for sitting on a reserved seat for Whites.) -
Brown v. Board of Education Decision
This landmark U.S. Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, helping to spark the modern Civil Rights Movement. (This Supreme Court case ended school segregation, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.) -
Greensboro sit-ins
They were done to protest segregation started by 4 African American students -
Freedom Riders
It was a group of black and white people who rode public buses to the South to show that interstate facilities remained segregated. -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
A letter written by MLK while imprisoned for nonviolent protest, addressing criticism and explaining the importance of direct action. -
Places Martin Luther King, Jr., Visited
The highlighted map shows the nearly eighty locations MLK has visited between 1962-1963 -
Martin Luther King Timeline
MLK Timeline/Backstory https://www.britannica.com/summary/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Timeline -
"I Have a Dream" Speech Video (1963)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech advocating for racial equality and civil rights at the Lincoln Memorial. -
The Birmingham campaign
The black community tried to establish non segregation by taking down several downtowns called “whites-only” but it didn’t work due to Bull Connors movement. -
March on Washington for jobs and freedom
-Was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time, about 250,000 people arrived to protest during the protest mlk would give his “I have a Dream” speech. -
Selma to Montgomery marches
To ensure that African Americans could exercise their vote to still have the constitutional right to vote even though the segregation system made it difficult. -
Voting rights act of 1965
The act allowed African Americans the right to register and vote. -
Loving V Virginia
Supreme court case unanimously found that any state laws prohibiting inter racial marriage was unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
“Located in downtown Washington, DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. -
Start of the BLM movement
Political movement project started because of the death of a African American Teen. -
George Floyd: Timeline of black deaths and protests
Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes. While in a choke hold, Mr Garner uttered the words "I can't breathe" 11 times. -
BLM movement getting funding
BLM received $100 million dollars in funding, they aimed to set a strategic police agenda to create racial equality. -
Death of George Floyd
A man was killed by a cop because the store clerk thought he was using a fake 20$ bill.