Martin Luther King
•He first becomes prominent in 1955 organizing a boycott of the transit system over the jailing of Rosa Parks (The company went bankrupt)
•Becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement
•Advocated peaceful demonstrations
•Blacks saw their cause gaining sympathy when they were shown to be beaten by police on T.V.
•Made famous, “I have a dream” speech in Washington in 1963
•Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
Assassinated in 1968
•Becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement
•Advocated peaceful demonstrations
•Blacks saw their cause gaining sympathy when they were shown to be beaten by police on T.V.
•Made famous, “I have a dream” speech in Washington in 1963
•Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
Assassinated in 1968
Question: At school what did MLK study?
Summary: King was involved in the boycott against transit system (Rose Parks incident) in 1955 and becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement which were peaceful demonstrations. He was a follower of Gandhi's pacifism and civil disobedience. He was also a powerful speaker and gained support through his speeches. His famous "I have a dream speech" won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. During a speech in 1968 he was unfortunately assassinated.