Martin Luther King
•He first becomes prominent in 1955 organizing a boycott of the transit system over the jailing of Rosa Parks (The company went bankrupt)
•Becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement
•Advocated peaceful demonstrations
•Blacks saw their cause gaining sympathy when they were shown to be beaten by police on T.V.
•Made famous, “I have a dream” speech in Washington in 1963
•Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
Assassinated in 1968
•Becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement
•Advocated peaceful demonstrations
•Blacks saw their cause gaining sympathy when they were shown to be beaten by police on T.V.
•Made famous, “I have a dream” speech in Washington in 1963
•Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
Assassinated in 1968
Summary
He was involved in the boycott against transit system (Rose Parks incident) in 1955 and becomes unofficial leader of the black protest movement which were peaceful demonstrations. He followed Gandhi's pacifism and civil disobedience and was a powerful speaker (gained support through his speeches). The blacks gained sympathy when they were showed being beaten by the police on T.V. (didn't fight back). His "I have a dream" speech most famous made during March on Washington in 1963 and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. But he was assassinated in 1968 during a speech.