A Letter From a Birmingham Jail The Civil Rights Movement was a pivotal turning point in the battle for equal rights for African Americans. Among the many leaders and supporters of the movement, one of the most notable activists of all was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King dedicated most of his life to the fight for equal rights. He did this through the use of nonviolent direct action. Although his actions were appreciated by many, just as many people were annoyed, offended, and disagreed with his
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Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement originated when the African American was tired of the ragged schools and unfair treatment they was getting from their own country. They wanted to be treated equally thus for exercise the 14th Amendment. The 8 year old girl from Kansas protested that they should end segregation. She wanted to go to the whites’ only school that was down on her block and not the African American school that was so far away. NAACP got involved along with its lawyer;
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Maya Angelou is one of the most famous African-American women figures. As well as an inspiring figure as a poet, Maya is also well known to have been a great actress, educator, historian, author, playwright, director and producer (mayaangelou.com/bio/). At the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Maya was also inspired to become involved in the civil rights movement. Mary has many famous works; however she is very well-known for her autobiography: I know why the Caged Bird Sings. In that autobiography
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International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in 1994 is undoubtedly a landmark UN conference in terms of the shift from population control to a reproductive rights framework, an achievement that was a result of passionate struggle of all stakeholders mainly the women’s health movement. Taking a journey into the history of population and development conferences, organized by the United Nations, we understand that the ICPD conference was not a one off conference organized by the
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and the laws banning blacks from participating. He became famous and was recognized for human rights and human dignity. In 1964 King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. was asked by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), to aid in the fight for civil rights. This was held in Birmingham, Alabama. This event consisted of sit-ins at lunch counters; King was arrested. King believed that the laws were unjust; the separate but equal law was far from the
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society as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Born into a family of Baptist ministers in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929, Martin Luther King also became a Baptist minister and rose to national prominence through the organization of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and as leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid- 1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964, his leadership was fundamental to that movement's success in ending the legal
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segregation and led marches through the streets of major towns and cities. He is known as one of the greatest historical orators and graduated from three different colleges with a B.A., a B.D., and a Ph. D. He headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for the pursuit of peace and equality through nonviolent activism and went on to expand his pursuits on poverty and the Vietnam War before being assassinated in 1968. Interestingly enough, King originally
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CASE INCIDENT 1 The Calamities of Consensus Is consensus a good way for groups to make decisions? Why or why not? * Yes, it a good way for groups to make decisions. Because consensus is a group process where the input of everyone is carefully considered and an outcome is crafted that best meets the needs of the group. * When you work in group, there must be more than 2 persons, people think differently so it will have different opinions from each members in group. Each members in group
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7. Who did Martin Luther King marry? When was he married? Find an image of his wife. Coretta Scott King 1953–1968 8. What was the SCLC? Why was the SCLC important? How was MLK involved in the SCLC? The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an African-American civil rights organization. Its main aim was to advance the cause ofcivil rights in America but in a non-violent manner. From its inception in 1957, its president was Martin Luther King – a post he held until his murder
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In early 1965, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made Selma, Alabama, the focus of its efforts to register black voters in the South. That March, protesters attempting to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were met with violent resistance by state and local authorities. As the world watched, the protesters (under the protection of federalized National Guard troops) finally achieved their goal, walking around the clock for three days to reach
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