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Unit V Outline, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was most famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered at the Washington Memorial on August 8, 1963. Dr. King’s dream was that all African Americans would have equal rights. Dr. King faced many trials and tribulations trying to achieve his dream. Violence, hatred, and racism eventually led to his assassination on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
What was Dr. King’s dream?
For African Americans to have equal rights.
To stop racial violence.
The Civil Rights Movement
Non-violent protest
I have a dream speech
He helped to establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Voting Rights Act
Signed on August 6th, 1965
IV. A Fallen Hero
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968
Massive protest erupted
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Lasting effects to a legacy
Civil Rights Reform
Fighting against segregation and discrimination
Montgomery bus boycott
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References
Card, M. M. (2018). Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech: An Exploration and analysis of Personal, Cultural, and Collective Complexes in the Foundation of the Dream and the Life of Dr. King. Journal of Heart Centered Therapies, 21(2). 3+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthrn.edu/apps/doc/A569457158/AONE?
History Magazine. (Dec. 2018/Jan. 2019) To THE PROMISED LAND. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/ehost/detail?vid=10&sid=f69167Ib-8457-4278-b597-
Tasneem, Siddiqui, (2019). Dream and Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King in the Post-Civil Rights Era ed. By Michael L. Clemons, Donathan L. Brown, and William H. L. Dorsey (review).
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