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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that one day African Americans would no longer be treated differently whether it’s not being able to use the same drinking fountain to not being paid the same salary for the same kinds of jobs others did. Dr. King did many things to encourage people to accept others. Such as on… A February 1, 1960– Four students of Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, including Dr. King, had a sit-in at Greensboro, North Carolina. A November 1961-August 1962– King led a protest movement at an African American college called Albany State College. In Albany, Georgia. A April-May 1963-Another protest movement led by King in Birmingham, Alabama. A August 28, 1963-Dr. King gave his “I Have Dream” speech to more then two-hundred thousand people. A July 2, 1964-The Civil Rights Act is signed prohibiting discrimination in public places and when your applying for a job. A December 10, 1964-Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A January-March 1965– In Selma, Alabama King was involved with his last protest movement. A August 6, 1965-The Voting Rights Act becomes a law. |
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King also said many things in his “I have a dream” speech, that he gave to more then two-hundred thousand black and white Americans on August 28, 1963 Such as… A “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” A “One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam, is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.” A “A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.” A “I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.” A “When you are right, you cannot be too radical; When you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.” A “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” A “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” A “Need a heart full of grace. a soul generated by love.” A “Riots are the language of the unheard.” |
