there was an exception; the first grade could continue to be segregated. What was the rationale for this exception? A. language skills 6. What event‚ more than any other‚ catapulted Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. to national prominence? B. the Montgomery bus boycott 7. The Black Panther party believed in B. armed protection and protest. Chapter 29 - Civil Rights and Uncivil Liberties (1947-1969) 29-3 8. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. rose to leadership in the civil rights movement during the 1950s
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There has been many revolutionary acts of courage that we have lived through and these very acts is what makes up who we are today and how we live our lives. “Thurnell Alston was a thoughtful man and an angry man”(P.52) Alston`s characteristics and his actions described and shown in this book certainly express the characteristics of a very courageful and outspoken man. He spent his life speaking and standing up for what he supports strongly and what he believes is the best for his society. Later
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Taylor Brinkley Black Power- Defined as‚ “a call for black people to begin to define their own goals.” It was made to try to get African Americans to try their best to obtain freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. disliked what they were doing because he said it would cause violence. Sit-Ins- A group of students went to eat at a white lunch counter. They refused to leave until they were served. It sparked many other cases of people doing this. Store owners raised prices and removed counter seats but they
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to change the laws‚ Martin Luther King Jr. managed a massive civil rights movement and formed drives for black voter registration‚ desegregation‚ and better education and housing all over the South‚ in 1963 (Martin). Because of his actions‚ The Montgomery Improvement Association chose King to lead their organization. They intended to end racial segregation in public transportation‚ but during the course of his actions‚ became arrested and jailed. While in jail‚ someone bombed King’s home and many
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wisdom that Dr. King had was like a new way of life for the American people. III. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an essential figure throughout the Civil Rights Movement. A. During the Civil Rights Movement he was responsible for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955-1956. 1. He was arrested thirty times for his participation in the Civil Rights Movement. 2. He received abundant awards for his leadership during the movement. B. Before his untimely death‚ Dr. King authored six books
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Martin’s birth name is Michael Luther king Jr. after his father’s name. MLk’s mother was a schoolteacher named Alberta king and his father was a Baptist minister named Micheal Luther King. MLK’s father changed both their names Michael to Martin to honor the German Protestant Martin Luther. MLK had an older brother named Alfred Daniel Williams King. Also‚ a sister named Willie Christine King.("Martin Luther King Timeline." Martin
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Rights Leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of African Americans. On December‚ 1955‚ the accepted the leadership of the first African American nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States‚ the Montgomery bus boycott. During these days of boycott‚ Martin was arrested‚ his home was bombed‚ he was exposed to personal abuse‚ but at the same time he emerged as a significant leader. On August 28‚ 1963‚ King gave one of the most famous speeches of America
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it influenced the future and success of the Civil Rights Movement. Harper Lee wrote this novel in a childs point of view at the beginning of the Civil Rights Era when events such as the murder of Emmett Till‚ the lunch counter sit-ins‚ and the Montgomery Bus Boycott put Alabama at the center of the movement. Throughout this era there was a great deal of racial discrimination and the expectation that no one would try to argue with the whites assumed authority. In Lees book‚ the focus is centered
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get up and move to the back she refused. She was refused and the bus driver said “Move or I will call the Cops.” She refused. When she was arrested people noticed and did this “Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a public bus Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ spurred on a citywide boycott and helped launch nationwide efforts to end segregation of public facilities.” Rosa Parks was a hero compared to other heroes like fiction hero they are heros with Super Powers but Rosa
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Jr.’s change demonstrate what it takes to be a real outlier. With numerous accomplishments and events‚ Martin Luther King Jr. is believed to be a true outlier. In the making of Martin Luther King Jr.’s success‚ one event that took place is the Montgomery Bus Boycott around 1955. This was a 13-month protest in response to Rosa Parks’ arrest‚ which led to the U.S. Supreme Court governing that segregation on public buses is unlawful. Rosa Parks was arrested due to the refusal of giving up her seat
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