Nobel Peace Prize
At the age of thirty five,(1964)Martin luther king,jr.,was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize.when notified of his selection,he announced that he would turn over the prize money to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.
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Dr. King and the other African-American leaders felt a protest was needed. The African-Americans of the city were asked to boycott the bus company by walking and driving instead. The United States Supreme Court ended the boycott, which lasted 381 days, by declaring that Alabama’s state and segregation on buses were illegal. The boycott was a success and Dr. King had showed that peaceful mass action could bring about change.
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
1 His lifetime 2 His famous speech---I have a dream 3 achievements
His lifetime
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15,1929 – April 4,1968)
Martin Luther King was the famous leader of African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was the most outstanding promoter of social reform who advocated the opinion of nonviolence and direct-action. He led many demonstrations against racial discrimination and fought for the rights of African-Americans.
Martin Luther King, Jr just use peaceful ways, such as leading the peaceful demonstrations and making encouraging speeches.
I have a dream
Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955 • On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. Mrs. Parks was not the first AfricanAmerican to be arrested for this “crime”, but she was well known in the African-American community.
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the US set up a statue in honor of Martin luther king jr
• People will remember him forever.
Thank you !
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Martin Luther King was the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement,a Baptist minister and a peacemaker(调解人).
Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia(乔治亚州）, a Victorian house. His father was a church pastor (牧师), and his mother was a teacher.
• In his time, the AfricanAmericans had no access to equal civil rights at all.
• In order to fight for their legal rights, what did he do ?
Instead of fightther King, Jr.'s death did not slow the Civil Rights Movement. Black and white people continued to fight for freedom and equality.
• On Monday, January 20, 1986, people celebrated the first official Martin Luther King Day, the only federal holiday commemorating an AfricanAmerican .
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In April 4, 1968, as he was leaving hotel. Dr. Martin Luther King, was shot and killed.He was just 39 years old.
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He entered Morehouse college when he was 15 .He graduated in 1948 and acquired a bachelor.He studied in Philadelphia（费城） for further study from 1948 to 1951.
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In the late of 19 century, the rights of African American suffered discrimination and restraint. In daily life, the United States blacks were often isolated, such as not with the white in a school, a public transport and a place. African American equality problem had become a serious social problem.