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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil disobedience and the continuing struggle against forces of racism. http:// www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086. March on Washington 1963. Woolworth’s Sit In.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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  1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil disobedience and the continuing struggle against forces of racism. http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

  2. March on Washington 1963

  3. Woolworth’s Sit In Listen to the story of four college students that used Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123067851

  4. Discussion • How does King characterize the choice between violence and nonviolence in the struggle for freedom? • What does he predict violence will lead to? • What does he promise nonviolence will lead to? • Looking back, was he a reliable forecaster?

  5. Write, Pair, Share • How does nonviolence work? • What are the stages of the process, as King describes it? • In what ways are they “fighters”? • In what ways are they peacemakers? • What part do politics and religion play in their thinking? • Can you see yourself joining in a nonviolent protest?

  6. Eyes On The Prize • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/04_nonviolence.html • Robert Kennedy Speech announcing the death of Dr. King • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKzCff8Zbs&feature=player_detailpage

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