Martin Luther King Jr.

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Slide 1: “I believe unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word……” Slide 3: 1929: Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA Slide 4: 1948: Graduates from Morehouse College Slide 5: 1954: Marries Coretta Scott in Marion, Georgia. Slide 6: Dr. King Slide 7: 1955: Begins ministering at the Dexter Avenue Church, Montgomery, Alabama. Slide 8: 1956: District court rules bus segregation is unconstitutional. Slide 9: 1957: Civil Rights Commission is created by the federal government. Slide 10: 1958: King’s book, “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story” is published. Slide 11: King is ordained at the age of 19, receives his Ph.D. degree in 1955. Slide 12: Dr. King was arrested numerous times during Civil Rights Movement. Slide 13: Received 20 honorary doctorate degrees. Slide 15: A Friend to all. Slide 16: 1964: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Slide 17: Coretta marching by his side…… Slide 18: “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Makes an impact. Slide 19: ROSA PARKS, a woman of courage. Slide 20: Freedom March… Selma to Montgomery, Alabama Slide 22: Dr. King is fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee Slide 23: Coretta and children … ….Mourn Slide 24: April 19, 1968 Dr. King’s funeral is an international event. Slide 26: November 2, 1986 President Reagan declares a national holiday in King’s honor. Slide 27: Equal rights for all… Slide 28: Tolerance… Slide 29: Nonviolence… Slide 30: Faith…. Slide 31: To many die for the cause of Civil Rights. Slide 32: Peace…. Slide 33: Equality for all…. Slide 34: Allow us to eat at your table…. Slide 35: The King family Slide 36: Persistence will prevail….. Slide 37: Thousands march in Detroit…. Slide 38: Dr. King’s final freedom march… Slide 39: Free At Last…. Slide 40: August 28, 1963 March on Washington “I Have a Dream” Slide 41: Desegregation of Little Rock High School Slide 42: STOP THE VIOLENCE!! Slide 44: We Shall Overcome We Shall Overcome, Slide 45: We Shall overcome some day Slide 46: Oh, deep in my heart (I know that) Slide 47: I do believe: We shall overcome some day. Slide 48: We’ll walk hand in hand. Slide 49: We shall live in peace. Slide 50: We are not afraid. Slide 51: We shall all be free. Slide 52: We are not alone. Slide 53: We SHALL OVERCOME!!! Slide 54: Works Cited: http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=rosaPar  http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/ht ml/bh005.html  http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/ci vilrights-55-65/  http://www.midsouth.rr.com/civilrights/  http://www.sitins.com/ 