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Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader

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  • 2. What did King use to affect social change?
    His use of non-violent protest to affect social change was based on his Christian beliefs.
  • 4. King led the 1955 Montgomery Bus boycott in reaction to what?
    In reaction to Rosa Park's refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger as was required by law in Montgomery, Alabama at the time.
  • 1. What is Martin Luther King Jr. most known for being?
    King was the leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 60s.
  • 5. What was King's dream?
    His dream is for white and black Americans to walk together hand in hand as brothers.
  • 3. What did segregation laws in mid 1900s U.S. do?
    Segregation laws were in place that prohibited black Americans from eating at the same restaurants as whites, or to ride in the same section on public buses