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Martin Luther King was on the non-violent strategy for a "Negro" bus boycott protesting the city's arrest of Rosa Parks for sitting in a seat reserved for "Whites." (MLK supported the boycott of the city for arresting Rosa Parks for sitting on a reserved seat for Whites.) -
This landmark U.S. Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, helping to spark the modern Civil Rights Movement. (This Supreme Court case ended school segregation, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.) -
They were done to protest segregation started by 4 African American students -
It was a group of black and white people who rode public buses to the South to show that interstate facilities remained segregated. -
A letter written by MLK while imprisoned for nonviolent protest, addressing criticism and explaining the importance of direct action. -
The highlighted map shows the nearly eighty locations MLK has visited between 1962-1963 -
MLK Timeline/Backstory https://www.britannica.com/summary/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Timeline -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech advocating for racial equality and civil rights at the Lincoln Memorial. -
The black community tried to establish non segregation by taking down several downtowns called “whites-only” but it didn’t work due to Bull Connors movement. -
-Was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time, about 250,000 people arrived to protest during the protest mlk would give his “I have a Dream” speech. -
To ensure that African Americans could exercise their vote to still have the constitutional right to vote even though the segregation system made it difficult. -
The act allowed African Americans the right to register and vote. -
Supreme court case unanimously found that any state laws prohibiting inter racial marriage was unconstitutional. -
“Located in downtown Washington, DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. -
Political movement project started because of the death of a African American Teen. -
Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes. While in a choke hold, Mr Garner uttered the words "I can't breathe" 11 times. -
BLM received $100 million dollars in funding, they aimed to set a strategic police agenda to create racial equality. -
A man was killed by a cop because the store clerk thought he was using a fake 20$ bill.