Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.1929-1968Ihaveadream•OnAugust23,1963,hewasatthefrontoftheMarchonWashington.OnthestepsoftheLincolnMemorialthatday,Dr.KingdeliveredaspeechthatwaslaterentitledIHaveaDream.•In1964,Dr.KingwontheNobelPeacePrizeforleadingnon-violentdemonstrations.•In1968,Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasassassinatedwhilehewasleadingaworkers'strikeinMemphis,Tennessee.•Graduatedin1948,andfrom1948to1951,hestudiedinPhiladelphiaforfurtherstudy.•VisitedthepresidentKennedyin1963andaskforequalrights.In1929,MartinLutherKingJrwasborninAtlanta.Inasmallhuose,hisfatherwasachaplain(教会牧师)，andmotherwasateacher.In1944,hewas15,heenteredMorehousecollege,andthen,heacquireedabachelor.In1953,MartinLutherKingJrmarriedwithCorettaScott.In1951,MartinLutherKingJracquiredCrozertheologicalseminary(柯罗泽神学院).In1955,MartinLutherKingJracquireddoctor'sdegreeofBostonUniversity.In1954,MartinLutherKingJrbecameaprayerofAlabamamontgomerydexteravenuebaptistchurch(阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利的德克斯特大街侵信会)•Inhistime,theAfrican-Americanshadnoaccesstoequalcivilrightsatall.•Inordertofightfortheirlegalrights,MartinLutherKing,Jrbeganhiswork.Insteadoffightingbyviolence,MartinLutherKing,Jrjustusepeacefulways,suchasleadingthepeacefuldemonstrationsandmakingencouragingspeeches,andsoon.2020/3/4•OnDecember1,1955,RosaParkswasarrestedforrefusingtogiveupherseat.Fourdayslater,Kingorganized55,000blackpeopleinMontgomery.MontgomeryBusBoycottbrokeout.Itlastedfor385days,andthesituationbecamesotensethatKing'shousewasbombed.Kingwasarrestedduringthiscampaign,whichendedwithaUnitedStatesDistrictCourtannouncementthatendedracialsegregationonallMontgomerypublicbuses.MontgomeryBusBoycott,1955•In1950s,Martinledaboycottofthepublic-busesinthecityofMontgomery.•Thoughthosepeoplewhoboycottedwerethreatenedorattackedbyotherpeople,orevenarrestedorjailedbythepolice.Butafter380daysofboycottingthebussystem,theSupremecourtdeclaredthattheAlabamastatesegregationlawwasunconstitutions.2020/3/4MarchonWashington,1963The1963MarchonWashingtonattractedanestimated250,000peopleforapeacefuldemonstrationtopromoteCivilRightsandeconomicequalityforAfricanAmericans.ParticipantswalkeddownConstitutionandIndependenceavenues,then—100yearsaftertheEmancipationProclamation(奴隶解放宣言）wassigned—gatheredbeforetheLincolnMonumentforspeeches,songs,andprayer.Televisedlivetoanaudienceofmillions,themarchprovideddramaticmoments,mostmemorablyistheMartinLutherKingJr.'sIHaveaDreamspeech.somepicturesiamMartinLutherKingJr•Oneyearlater,theCivilRightsActof1964waspassed.ItwasnotthefirstlawofcivilrightsforAmericans,butitwasthemostthoroughandeffective.InthesameyearDr.KingwontheNobelPeacePrizeforleadingnon-violentdemonstrations.King'sdeath•OnMarch29,1968,KingwenttoMemphis,Tennessee,insupportoftheblacksanitarypublicworksemployees•OnApril3,KingdeliveredhisI'veBeentotheMountaintop(我已达到顶峰）•Unfortunately,Kingwasassassinated(刺杀)onApril4,1968•OnMonday,January20,1986,peoplecelebratedthefirstofficialMartinLutherKingDay,theonlyfederalholidaycommemoratinganAfrican-American•Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.'sdeathdidnotslowtheCivilRightsMovement.Blackandwhitepeoplecontinuedtofightforfreedomandequality.TheUSsetsupastatueinhonorofMartinlutherkingjrThankyou!