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Martin Luther King Jr. A Leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. Leader in the Civil Rights Movement Clergyman Non-violent activist Youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Jim Crow Laws.
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Martin Luther King Jr. A Leader in the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. • Leader in the Civil Rights Movement • Clergyman • Non-violent activist • Youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Jim Crow Laws • The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. • They called for “separate but equal” segregation between whites and blacks • Mainly applied in the southern states
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) • The SCLC was created to help organize non-violent demonstrations and protest in service of the civil rights reform • King was the leader of this group until his death • The group was successful with passing the: • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Voting Rights Act of 1965
Assassination • OnMarch 29, 1968, Martin Luther King wentto Memphis, Tennessee tosupportsanitarypublicworksemployees • He wasshot and killedonApril 4th in his hotel by James EarlyRay