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Martin Luther King Jr (PROTESTING (October 1960 he was imprisoned for…
Martin Luther King Jr
PROTESTING
October 1960 he was imprisoned for protesting against racial segregation
1963 Martin was in prison again
Arrested in Birmingham, Albama while speaking at a rally protesting against racial stores
John F Kennedy a senator became the President of America
election : November 1960
J.F.K secured votes of black people
Civil Rights Movement
many people disagreed
ROSA PARKS
1955
organised by Reverend Martin Luther King
for 382 days no black people used buses
1956 boycott ended as segregation on buses was illegal
she refused to give up her seat
Returning home from Montgomery
she was immediately arrested
Lead to a boycott of buses
SLAVERY
Black people kidnapped from Africa 1600s-1700s
Sold as slaves
work in mines and cotton plantations all over America
1860s slavery was abolished
Laws segregated black from white
Slave ships
left for weeks below deck
no food/water/exercise
EARLY LIFE
Born In Atlanta, Georgia
Two siblings Christine and Alfred
Boston Uni.
Mother was a schoolteacher Dad was a Baptist minister
moved to Albama
birth: 15/1/1929
christened Michael