Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement

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Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King Chapter 13 in your textbook Brainstorm with the class to see what you already know about MLK. Write each fact on a post-it and stick it around his picture on the board. Watch the youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN612ltVkiI and complete the fact-file about MLK. Use your book to LIST what MLK’s main beliefs were- you should have 9 points on your list. Brainstorm with the class, so see what you already know about MLK. Write each fact on a post-it and stick it around his picture on the board. Watch the youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0 Complete the fact-file about MLK. Use your book to LIST what MLK’s main beliefs were, you should have 9 points on your list.

What did Martin Luther King believe in? Ending segregation and discrimination and fighting for the right to vote. Improving the lives of the poor. Use of non-violence even when attacked, ‘Love thy neighbour’. Peaceful protests, marches, speeches and demonstrations. Civil disobedience – breaking the law, but without violence. ‘Filling the jails’ Use of the Bible to guide the protestors. Mobilisation of public opinion. TV and radio to gain support.