Transcript Brikley Spencer

M ART I N
LU T H E R K I N G ,
JR.
By: Brikley Spencer
Mrs. Todd’s 1st Block
BACKGROUND
 Date of birth: January 15, 1929
 Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia
 Date of death: April 4, 1968
 Family makeup: Parents- Michael, Sr. and Alberta King (father adopted the
name Martin Luther King, Sr., which his son did as well.)
Siblings- Willie Christine (sister) and Alfred Daniel Williams (brother)
Wife- Coretta Scott
Children- Four children
IMPORTANT EVENTS

Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)- fought segregation on buses
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Southern Baptist Leadership Conference (1957)- fought for blacks’ rights including voting, segregation,
labor rights, and other civil rights.
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Albany Movement (1961)- demonstration again segregation
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Birmingham Campaign (1963)- fought racial segregation and economic injustice
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St. Augustine, Fl (1964)- played role in Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Selma, Al (1964)- fought for voter registration
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New York City (1964)- discussed sad condition of African Americans
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March on Washington (1963)- fought for jobs and freedom
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Selma Voting Rights and Bloody Monday (1965)- march for voting rights
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Chicago Open Housing Movement (1966)- fought for equal rights
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Poor People’s Campagn (1968)- fought against civil disobedience
IMPACTS AND RELATIONS
 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech impacted the world
promoting equality and civil liberty for all.
 Martin Luther King, Jr. dies in the middle of The Wednesday Wars
and his death impacted many of the characters.
FAMOUS QUOTES
 “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”
 “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.”
 “At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
 Link to I Have a Dream speechhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
SOURCES
 www.wikepedia.com
 Google.com
 Youtube.com
 www.thekingcenter.coom
 http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm