Martin Luther King: An Appreciative Study (History Civil Rights Movement)

Today I'm posting about one of the most inspirational Key Personalities from our history course, Martin Luther King Jr. As the Civil Rights Movement forms such an important part of the US and the Wider World History Book, I feel that it is essential you have knowledge of him!
Note that you can be asked specifically about his role/contribution in the Civil Rights Movement.

Firstly we are going to look at the man himself and then we will look at his famous 'I have a Dream' speech.

○ Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia

○ He studied for the ministry and finished his education at Boston University

○ He became a prominent leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott

○ He too much inspiration from the teachings of Mahatma Ghandi

○ In 1957, King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 

○ He was a powerful leader who could attract large audiences. He promoted Non violent protests.

○ In 1963, with an audience of 250, 000 marchers King made his famous ' I have a Dream ' speech. 

○ In 1964, The Civil Rights Act became law and King became the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

○ On 4 April 1968, King was planning a Poor People's March on Washington, when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenessee by a hired assassin, James Earl Ray.