MLK was inspired by Gandhi’s idea of nonviolent The presidents he worked
Martin Luther King Jr resistance, leading him to believe that peaceful with were Nixon,
protest would generate sympathy amongst the public Eisenhower, Lyndon
Martin Luther King was born on the for the cause of black American rights. Johnson and JFK.
15th January 1929. He was a social
activist and Baptist minister. He was He wanted equality for black Americans and a society He worked with Roy Wilkins
charismatic and known for his excellent where black and white Americans worked together. (who was leader of the
public speaking skills. He was also a This is illustrated in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech NAACP)
huge advocate for non-violent protest. where he said ‘I have a dream that one day on the
red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the Him and Rosa Parks were
sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down both heavily involved in the
Martin Luther King grew up in a family together at the table of brotherhood.’ Montgomery Bus Boycott.
that was comfortable. His parents were
college-educated. King’s father was
also a Baptist minister. Like his father, Key Events
Martin Luther King Jr attended Atlanta’s
Morehouse College which was an 1955-56 - Montgomery Bus Boycott, MLK = president of the MIA
all-male university that was historically
1957 - SCLC is founded with King as the chairman
attended by black Americans.
April 1963 - nonviolent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama lead to King being arrested. He writes a ‘Letter
MLK may have been inspired by his from Birmingham Jail’
father who also campaigned for black
Aug 1963 - The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, King delivers his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
American civil rights e.g. in 1936 he led
a march to Atlanta’s city hall to protest 1964 - King receives the Nobel Peace Prize
voting rights discrimination.
March 1965 - King along with others leads a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery
August 1965 - King publicly opposes the Vietnam War
One of MLK’s friends was Jackie
Robinson - the first black American to March 1968 - King leads a march in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, it descends into violence
play in the MLB. Robinson worked with and looting
King in the campaign for civil rights.
4th April 1968 - King is assassinated, he was buried on the 9th April
Martin Luther King Jr resistance, leading him to believe that peaceful with were Nixon,
protest would generate sympathy amongst the public Eisenhower, Lyndon
Martin Luther King was born on the for the cause of black American rights. Johnson and JFK.
15th January 1929. He was a social
activist and Baptist minister. He was He wanted equality for black Americans and a society He worked with Roy Wilkins
charismatic and known for his excellent where black and white Americans worked together. (who was leader of the
public speaking skills. He was also a This is illustrated in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech NAACP)
huge advocate for non-violent protest. where he said ‘I have a dream that one day on the
red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the Him and Rosa Parks were
sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down both heavily involved in the
Martin Luther King grew up in a family together at the table of brotherhood.’ Montgomery Bus Boycott.
that was comfortable. His parents were
college-educated. King’s father was
also a Baptist minister. Like his father, Key Events
Martin Luther King Jr attended Atlanta’s
Morehouse College which was an 1955-56 - Montgomery Bus Boycott, MLK = president of the MIA
all-male university that was historically
1957 - SCLC is founded with King as the chairman
attended by black Americans.
April 1963 - nonviolent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama lead to King being arrested. He writes a ‘Letter
MLK may have been inspired by his from Birmingham Jail’
father who also campaigned for black
Aug 1963 - The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, King delivers his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
American civil rights e.g. in 1936 he led
a march to Atlanta’s city hall to protest 1964 - King receives the Nobel Peace Prize
voting rights discrimination.
March 1965 - King along with others leads a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery
August 1965 - King publicly opposes the Vietnam War
One of MLK’s friends was Jackie
Robinson - the first black American to March 1968 - King leads a march in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, it descends into violence
play in the MLB. Robinson worked with and looting
King in the campaign for civil rights.
4th April 1968 - King is assassinated, he was buried on the 9th April
