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Lucie Syrová. * General facts * Martin Luther King, Jr. * Racial segregation * African – American Civil Rights Movement * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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1 Lucie Syrová

2 * General facts * Martin Luther King, Jr. * Racial segregation * African – American Civil Rights Movement * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day nowadays * I Have a Dream …

3 * United States federal holiday * marks the birthday of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. * third Monday of January * campaign for a federal holiday in King's honour began soon after his assassination in 1968 * officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000

4 * born January 15, 1929 * American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement * 1964 received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence * assassinated April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee

5 * separate but equal * segregation of public schools, public places, transportation, restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains for the whites and blacks * the U.S. military also segregated, black troops but white commanders * right to vote violated - property and literacy qualifications * Ku Klux Klan – threatened and terrorized African-Americans, other immigrants and members of Civil Rights Movement

6 * social movements in the USA aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against black Americans * Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and others * major campaigns of civil resistance – boycotts, sit-ins, marches * Civil Rights Act of 1964 – banned discrimination based on "race, colour, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations * Voting Rights Act of 1965 – restored and protected voting rights

7 * some businesses closed – employees get a day off * many schools and places of higher education are closed for classes * others remain open but may hold seminars or celebrations of King's message * in honour of MLK, volunteers across the country donate their time to make a difference on this day

8 "I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!" * speech delivered 1963 at March on Washington * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8

9 * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Dayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day * Martin Luther King, Jr. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr * African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African- American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281955%E2%80%931968%29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African- American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281955%E2%80%931968%29 * Racial segregation in the United States. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation_in_the_United_States * I Have a Dream. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream

10 * NOBEL FOUNDATION. Martin Luther King, Jr. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King,_Jr..jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King,_Jr..jpg * BUBLEY. 1943 Colored Waiting Room Sign. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1943_Colored_Waiting_Room_Sign.jp g http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1943_Colored_Waiting_Room_Sign.jp g * LUTHER KING, JR. Martin Luther King Jr Signature2. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-25]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_Signat ure2.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_Signat ure2.svg

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