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Jackie Robinson
When the dodgers signed Robinson they heralded the end of racial segregation -
Montgomery bus boycott
After Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up and was arrested Dr .King proposed a citywide boycott of public transportation at a church meeting. -
The Albany Movement
Protesting segregation policies Dr.King joined planning only to consuel the protesters for a day. Instead he was jailed during a mass arrest of peaceful demonstrators. -
The Birmingham Campaign
The Campaign was created by Dr.king to end the discriminatory economic policies in Alabama city. -
March On Washington
The largest political rally ever seen in the U.S it drew between 200,000 and 300,000 police and participants to whom King delivered his i have a dream speech. -
Bloody Sunday
King was not present because he had church duties but days before king had met with government officials to try and ensure the marches would not be impeded.Even mob and police violence caused the march to be aborted on the bloody sunday. -
Malcolm X
He emphasized Pan Africanism,black self determination,and black self defense.On February 21,1965 he was assassinated -
Chicago
Martin Luther King led about 700 people on a marchin marquette park on chicago's southwest side white enclave to protest housing segergation. -
Vietnam war opposition
Martin Luther king denounced americans involvement in a series in 1967 was called beyond vietnam and was delivered exactly one year before his assassination. -
Poor peoples campaign
Dr.King in 1968 the so called poor peoples campaign sought to address issues of economic justice and housing for the poor.
