Awards and Recognitions
Letter From Birmingham
Speeches
April 16, 1963
-King was jailed for leading anti-segregation protests in Birmingham.
Nobel Prize Acceptance
-King focuses on telling the African Americans that they had the right to disobey unjust laws.
December 10, 1964
-He also stresses non-violence.
- King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
The legacy
- He stressed that the prize showed that non-violence was the answer to political problems
Legacy
1965- American Liberties Medallion
Martin Luther King, even years after his death, is recognized as one of the greatest speakers of the civil rights movement and one of the most influential people of all times. The third Monday of January was made a holiday in honour of him.
He paved the way to the realization that all men are in fact "created equal". And he was a prime example of standing up for what you believe, even until death.
1977- Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous)
DID YOU KNOW?
- King was the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a national holiday.
- There are over 730 streets in the United States named after Martin Luther King, Jr.
- One of his main influences was Mohandas Gandhi.
Voted 2nd most admired person in the 20th century.
I Have a Dream
August 28, 1963
Along with 12 other awards and honours
- "I Have A Dream" is considered one of the most influential speeches in American history.
- King gave this speech at the March on Washington, in front of the Lincoln Memorial and over 250,000 people
Beyond Vietnam
April 4, 1967
Martin Luther King Jr. Beliefs
- King was very opposed to the Vietnam war. This speech was made to voice his concerns.
- King points out that America strives to solve problems in other countries when America could not practice justice within its own borders.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Beliefs
- He believed that everyone should be equal with one another
- No one should be treated differently by the colour of their skin
- Everyone should have the freedom to do whatever they desire
I've Been To The Mountaintop
April 3, 1968
- King gave this speech at the Memphis garbage strike which was sparked by the death of two black garbage collectors
- King urged the African Americans to move forward and press for equal rights, no matter what.
- King was assassinated the very next day.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Biography
Born: 1929 - 1968
Baptist Minister and Civil Rights Activist
Education and Spiritual Prosperity
Martin Luther King Jr.
Education & Spiritual Prosperity
- Martin Jr. did incredibly well in his studies, became valedictorian (Abschiedsredner) and was elected study body president.
- He was strongly influenced by theologian Reinhold Niebbuhr; who became Martin Jr.'s mentor
- Completed P.h.D (Doctor of Philosophy) and awarded his degree in 1955, only 25 years of age.
- 1929 Born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1948 Graduates from Morehouse College
- 1953 Marries Coretta Scott
- 1955 Earns a doctoral degree
- 1956 Dr. King's house is bombed
- 1958 Dr. King publishes his first book, Stride Toward Freedom
- 1963 Dr. King gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- 1964 Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1968 Dr. King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1986 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is declared a national holiday in the U.S.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
- December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks (42) was arrested for not giving her seat.
- Martin Jr. was member of the executive committee of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) and met with other civil rights leaders to arrange a citywide bus boycott.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Young King Jr.
Education & Spiritual Prosperity
- His grandfather and father were pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
- Martin Luther King Sr. was known to resent racial prejudice; impacted Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
- In 1936, Martin Jr. was baptized however, very little impression.
- He got accepted into many colleges: Yale, Edinburgh (Scotland) but enrolled in Boston University.
- While in Boston, he met Coretta Scott. Married on June 1953.
- Still working for his P.h.D., he became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama in 1954.
- Completed P.h.D and awarded his degree in 1955, only 25 years of age.
- Martin Jr. was elected to lead the boycott and as group president he declared a speech.
- The Boycott lasted 385 days and the circumstances became so stressful that Martin Jr.’s house was bombed and he was arrested.
- It concluded with a United States District Court requiring segregation on buses that ended racial segregation on all Montgomery public buses.
- The boycott transformed him into a national figure and best-known spokesman of the civil rights movement.
DID YOU KNOW?
- In 1941, his grandmother died and he jumped out of his second story window
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
DID YOU KNOW?
- Malcolm X disagreed with the unrealistic message of racial harmony displayed and called it "The Farce on Washington"
- September 20, 1958, Izola Curry attempted to murder Martin Jr. while signing books since she thought he was conspiring against her.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s
Role in Civil Rights Movement & the American Dream
Assassination
- He set an example
- His popularity
- His Speech
- He invested himself heavily into the civil rights movement and ultimately gave his life for it.
- Idol who really changed sth.
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
- 1968, Martin Jr. was becoming distressed and discouraged at the gradual movement of the civil rights in America.
- On April 4, 1968 while standing outside on the balcony of the Lorraine hotel, Martin Jr. was shot by a sniper.
- The shooter was James Earl Ray.
The March On Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
August 1963
- Was originally to display the wishes of the African American community in front of the seat of power, Washington D.C
- 1957, Martin Jr. and other civil rights activists founded the organization, SCLC, to harness the organizing power of black churches to conduct non-violent protests.
- Martin Jr. led the SCLC until death.
- They wanted to allow African Americans to have a voice by voting.
- Gandhi's act of non-violent protests inspired him.
- Was changed to show harmony between both the black and white communities by request of President John Kennedy.
- More than 250,00 people attended even in front of the Lincoln Memorial where "I Have a Dream" was given.
The March on Washington
Role in Civil Rights Movement & American Dream
Martin Luther King Jr.
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