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MLK's life - Coggle Diagram
MLK's life
background
childhood
was born in 1929, middle-class family in Atlanta
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studies
went to religious college in Philadelphia and Boston, segregation was not as bad as in the South
back in the South
1953, came back to Alabama with his wife Coretta Scott King
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Major dates
1964 : Civil Rights Act - end of segregation in public spaces and he was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize
1965 : Voting Rights Act - everyone can vote, including African Americans
speech : "I have a dream" speech - inspired people, gave hope and courage
1968 : MLK was assassinated in Memphis, Tenessee (he was 39 years old) by James Earl Ray
Results
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things changed because they created tension, life was stressful
Segregation
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north
less segregation in the North, unspoken rules
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Nowadays
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If he hadn't been there, we don't know how the world would have evolved