Transcript Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and civil rights movement

Gymnázium J. V. Jirsíka, F. Šrámka 23, 371 46 České Budějovice
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20. Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968)
and civil rights movement
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Mgr. Kateřina Řeřichová
Gymnázium J. V. Jirsíka, Fr.
Šrámka 23,České Budějovice
anglický jazyk
10.9.2013
3. – 4. ročník čtyřletého typu
studia a odpovídající ročníky
víceletých typů studia
výklad s procvičením
prezentace o životě Martina
Luthera Kinga a jeho boji za
lidská práva, procvičení učiva
Facts about Martin Luther King
• Born as Michael King – father
changed his name to honour a
German reformer Martin
Luther
• Became a civil rights activist
early in his career
• A pastor of Dexter Avenue
Baptist Church in
Montgomery, Alabama in 1954
• Married, children – a lot of
love affairs
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_portrait.gif
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Religion and inspiration
• Faith based on Jesus`
commandment of loving your
neighbor as yourself, loving god
above all, and loving your
enemies, praying for them and
blessing them
• Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi –
made a trip to India in 1959
• His understanding of nonviolent resistance got deeper as
well as his commitment to
America`s struggle for civil
rights
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWT
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
• 1955 – Rosa Parks, a seamstress from
Montgomery refused to give up her
seat to a white passenger on the bus
• Black people stopped using public
busses – lasted one year
• Bus company lost its profit
• The city of Montgomery finished
segregation on means of public
transport
• During the boycott – King`s house
was bombed and he was arrested
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1943_Colored_Waiting_Room_Sign.
jpg
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Marches for civil rights
• King organized and led
marches for blacks` right to
vote, desegregation, labour
rights and other basic civil
rights
• Most of these rights were
enacted into the law of the
USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1963_march_on_washington.jpg
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• Peaceful demonstrations –
Albany (Georgia),
Birmingham (Alabama), St
Augustine (Florida), Selena
(Alabama)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Selma_to_Montgomery_Marches_protesters.jpg
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Montgomery march for civil rights
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March on Washington for Jobs and
Freedom - 1963
• This march had specific demands
• End to racial segregation in
public schools
• Meaningful civil rights legislation
incl. prohibition racial
discrimination in employment,
protection of civil rights workers
from police brutality
• 2 dollars minimum wage for all
workers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IhaveadreamMarines.jpg
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„I have a dream“ – M. L. King´s speech
in Washington
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and
tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its
creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and
the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of
brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the
heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an
oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its
governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one
day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands
with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.[96]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#March_on_Washington.2C_1963, 10.9.2013
President Johnson signing
Civil Rights Act, July 2, 1964
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lyndon_Johnson_signing_Civil_Rights_Act,_July_2,_1964.jpg
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Assassination
• King also opposed the Vietnam
War – it took many resources –
could have been spent on social
welfare at home
• This opinion caused problems –
many enemies
• April 4, 1968 – King shot on the
balcony of Lorraine Motel in
Memphis – died in hospital
• James Earl Ray was convicted of
his murder – sentenced to 99year prison term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lorraine_Motel_04_15_Mar_2012.jpg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James
_Earl_Ray.jpg
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After M. L. King`s death
• King`s death caused
nationwide wave of race
riots
• 1964 – King became
the youngest recipient of
the Nobel Peace Prize
• January 20, 1986 – first
M. L. King`s Day
celebrated in the USA –
decision of president
Ronald Reagan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_Coretta_Scott_King_Tom
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Answer the questions
• What was King`s faith based on?
• Who inspired him and how?
• What happened in Montgomery in 1955?
• What did the participants of peaceful marches require
( at least 3 things )?
• What did King say in his famous speech
″ I have a dream ″ ?
• What was King`s opinion about the war in Vietnam?
• What happened after King` s death?
Thank you for your attention
Seznam pramenů a literatury
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr., 10.9.2013
• http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964
/king-bio.html, 10.9.2013
• http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr9365086, 10.9.2013
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