A Study of the Civil Rights Movement

 

Introduction

Martin Luther King Jr., a foremost figure of the Civil Rights Movement, struggled for the equality of citizens of all races under the law. He fought to combat racial barriers while putting his own life on the line, in order to alter the conditions that exist in America. In this exercise we will study Dr. King’s famous speech, his life during the Civil Rights Movement, and some landmark events in Civil Rights History.

 

1. Refer to the link below to read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have A Dream Speech.

 

http://www.mecca.org/~crights/dream.html

 

2. Open a new Word Document and Make a list of Dr. King’s dreams, and visions for the future.

3. Copy and paste the Fact List questions below on the same document, and answer them by using the following link as a resource:

The Seattle Times Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/timeline.html

 

Fact List

1. What Degrees did Dr. King Earn?

2. What happened to Dr. King in 1956?

3. What did Dr. King do in 1963, and what famous document resulted from his experience?

4. Dr. King became President of what Organization?

5. What was Dr. King’s first book about, and when was it written?

6. What year did Dr. King deliver his I Have A Dream speech, and approximately how many supporters were present?

7. What was the significance of December 10, 1964 in Dr. King’s life?

8. What was the significance of 1965 in Dr. King’s life?

9. How many speeches did Dr. King give in a typical year of demonstrations?

10. In what year did Dr. King’s birthday become a holiday?

 

Refer to the two links below to complete the following chart. You are to look at the Civil Rights Events listed in column two, and then complete column one by filling in the issues that existed prior to the event in column two. You are then to complete column three by filling in the result of the event that happened in column two.

 

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/timeline.html

 

 

 

Civil Rights Chart

 

 

 

Created by Shannon Leister

For SLM 521

3/9/06

 

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