1. Racial Tensions In the 1960’s

2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. D.O.B. January 15, 1929 Died on April 4 th, 1968 at 39 years old Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 Baptist Minister African-American Civil Rights Movement Peace Movement

4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Wanted to end racial segregation and racial discrimination To do this, he used civil disobedience and other non-violent means An example of civil disobedience would be sit-ins at all white dinners

5. Montgomery Bus Boycott Happened in 1955, Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the leaders During this time his home was bombed All started with Rosa Parks Ended with a ruling that there would be no segregation in the bus system

6. March on Washington Happened in 1963 This is where Dr. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech

7. Teaching on Dr. King Activity

8. MLKJ’s Civil Rights Timeline Find major events to create a timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s experiences.

9. Ku Klux Klan White supremacy group that acted as vigilantes Wore masks and white robes Uses terrorism, violence and lynching to intimidate and oppress African-Americans

13. The Sneetches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yJom Uhs0g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yJom Uhs0g Discuss