Martin Luther King Jr.
-involved in the boycott against transit system (Rose Parks incident) in 1955
-becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement
-peaceful demonstrations
-followed Gandhi's pacifism and civil disobedience
-powerful speaker (gained support through his speeches)
-blacks gained sympathy when they were showed being beaten by the police on T.V. (didn't fight back)
-"I have a dream" speech most famous made during March on Washington in 1963
-won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
-assassinated in 1968 during a speech
-becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement
-peaceful demonstrations
-followed Gandhi's pacifism and civil disobedience
-powerful speaker (gained support through his speeches)
-blacks gained sympathy when they were showed being beaten by the police on T.V. (didn't fight back)
-"I have a dream" speech most famous made during March on Washington in 1963
-won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
-assassinated in 1968 during a speech
He was involved in the boycott against transit system in 1955 and becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement which were peaceful demonstrations. He followed Gandhi's pacifism and civil disobedience and was a powerful speaker. The blacks gained sympathy when they were showed being beaten by the police on T.V. His "I have a dream" speech most famous made during March on Washington in 1963 and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. But he was assassinated in 1968 during a speech