1. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort & convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge & controversy.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

2. Civil Rights

3. Describe the belief that Dr. King would use throughout the Civil Rights Movement. What is an example of civil disobedience or non-violent protest? What event in the Civil Rights Movement gave Martin Luther King Jr. his chance to lead?

4. The Montgomery Bus Boycott King’s Role?Outcome? MLK led the Montgomery Improvement Association which constructed the boycott. On 12.5.1955? 90% of Black Americans did not ride the buses “I want it to be known that we’re going to… gain justice on the buses in this city. And we are not wrong.… If we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this nation is wrong. If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong. If we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong’’ Supreme Court rules segregation on buses illegal in 1956. King earns international attention for nonviolence. 1955 to 1956

5. Civil Rights Timeline of Events 1955 to 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott 1957 SCLC founded, Crisis in Little Rock 1960 Greensboro sit-ins, SNCC founded 1961 Freedom Rides take place

6. Freedom Rides

7. Review What was Birmingham, Alabama known as? What important event took place in Birmingham, Alabama that we have previously learned about?

8. The Birmingham Campaign Desegregating the Most Segregated City in the South

9. Letter From A Birmingham Jail Background?Outcome? The Birmingham Campaign had seen MLK arrested for violating Alabama law on mass public demonstration. The movement gained even more support. 1963 “Wait….” The Selma March in 1965 would gain many more participants.

10. Civil Rights Timeline What is Martin Luther King Jr. most known for during his time as leader of the Civil Rights Movement? What was the purpose of his March on Washington?

11. The March on Washington "Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" 1963

12. Civil Rights Timeline of Events 1964 24 th Amendment passed (banned poll taxes and literacy tests) Freedom Summer Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed (outlawed discrimination) 1965 Malcolm X assassinated, Selma Marches begin, Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed (Prohibits discrimination in voting) 1966 “Black Power”, race riots in northern cities 1968 …

13. Walter Cronkite Reports Assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee