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Who was Martin Luther King?. He was an American pioneer He developed a crucial labour in USA for the Afro-Americans. He took part as activist in protests againts he War of Vietnam and the poverty
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Who was Martin Luther King? • He was an American pioneer • He developed a crucial labour in USA for the Afro-Americans. • He took part as activist in protests againts he War of Vietnam and the poverty • He organized mediatory activities claiming the right to vote , anti segregation and other basic civil laws for the black people of US • King is remembered as one of the major leaders and heroes of the history in US ,and in modern history of not violence • He was decorated with the Nobel Prize in 1964
The boycott of Montgomery’s buses • Campaign began in 1955, Alabama • Luther king initiated a boycott of buses • It was political and social protest with the intention of being opposed to politics of racial segregation in the system of public transport.
March on Washington • More than 250 000 person from all races met on 1963 at the DC • Biggest manifestation has taken place in capital • A minimum wage of 2 dollars ,the end of racial segregation in public schools,significant legislation in the civil law
I have a dream ... ‘’I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.’’
On April 1968 he was murdered by a white segregationist on a balcony of his motel in Memphis while he was about to lead a manifestation .
Some inference from King’s personality • Great leaders do not sugar-coat reality • Great leaders engage the heart • Great leaders refuse to accept the status quo • Great leaders create a sense of urgency • Great leaders call people to act in accord with their highest values • Great leaders acknowledge the sacrifice of their followers • Great leaders paint a vivid picture of a better tomorrow