1. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. By, Darielle Wilk

2. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life: Highlights ■January 15, 1929 -- Born in Atlanta ■1944-1948 -- Attended Morehouse College, Atlanta ■1953 -- Married Coretta Scott ■December 1, 1955 -- Led Montgomery bus boycott to force desegregation of city's buses ■1957 -- Founded and was named president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ■August 28, 1963 -- Delivered "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington ■1964 -- Awarded Nobel Peace Prize ■February 1, 1965 -- Arrested with 2,600 other blacks in Selma, Alabama, during a voting rights demonstration ■April 4, 1968 -- Shot in Memphis by James Earl Ray; died the same day

3. Letter of Birmingham Jail Themes ■Race ■Justice/Injustice

4. Letter From Birmingham Jail: Race Theme ■Connection between all humans, regardless of race ■Avoids, “Negro” ■Convince a white audience

5. Letter From Birmingham Jail: Justice/Injustice Theme ■Justice upholds the dignity of the human spirit/Injustice works against it ■Attacks segregation and silence ■Laws should have a moral sense ■Universal values

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