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I Have A Dream

The document outlines the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., highlighting his education, family, and pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. It details key events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, and the passage of the Civil Rights Act. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, but his legacy continues to influence civil rights efforts today.

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I Have A Dream

The document outlines the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., highlighting his education, family, and pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. It details key events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, and the passage of the Civil Rights Act. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, but his legacy continues to influence civil rights efforts today.

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“I Have a Dream”

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


• August 28, 1963

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Background
• Born January 15, 1929, to a
school-teacher and Baptist
minister
• Attended Morehouse College
at age 15, graduating in 1948
• Earned a Bachelor of Divinity
degree at Crozer Thrological
Seminary
• Elected president of his
predominately white senior
class
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Background
• Received a doctrate in
systematic theology in 1953
from Boston University
• He married Coretta Scott in
1953 and settled in
Montogmery, Alabama where
he became pastor of Dexter
Avenue Babtist Church
• He and Coretta had four
children

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Civil Rights
• Became active in Civil Rights in
1955
• Rosa Parks—Montgomery Bus
Boycott
• Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC)
• Non-violent protests
• Sit-ins
• Marches

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Civil Rights
• 1963: “Letter From
Birmingham Jail”—arrested
for public sit-ins and marches
• “I Have a Dream” speech
August 28, 1963
• March on Washington for Jobs
and Freedom
• 250,000 people in attendance

• 1964 Passage of Civil Rights


Act

Date
• 1965 Voting Rights Act
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Civil Rights
• 1965 Selma to Montgomery
march
• Assinated on April 4, 1968, by
James Earl Ray at a Memphis
Hotel

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