Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King advocated for civil and economic rights through nonviolent civil disobedience. His most famous speech was the 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. King's legacy includes his contributions to dismantling racial segregation and advancing equal rights through peaceful protest, as well as his national holiday in his honor.

1. Legacy
“I am who I am because of who we all are.”-Martin Luther King Jr.
Regina Kent

3. OBJECTIVE
 What contributions did Martin Luther King Jr. make for
America?
 What is the legacy that Martin Luther King Jr. left behind?

4. WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.?
• Born January 15th 1929
• B. A. from Morehouse College
• PhD from Boston University
• Pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist
Church in Montgomery, Alabama
• Face of Civil Rights Movement

5. ROSA PARKS
 On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, an African -American woman
boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
 She sat in the middle section of the bus, closest to the front, reserved
for the “whites” only.
 As soon as their seats filled, and more white men boarded the bus, the
bus driver insisted that she and the other African -American people
retreat to the back of the bus.
 She refused and was arrested.

6. BOYCOTT
 Led 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
as a result of the arrest of Rosa
Parks for refusing to give up her
seat.
 Martin Luther King Jr.and all other
African- Americans refused to ride
on the buses. Instead they walked
or put together carpools.
 This boycott lasted 13 months.

7. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 NAACP Executive Committee
 Founded Southern Christian
Leadership Conference in 1957
 1957 NAACP Spingarn Award
 1963 March on Washington, “I
Have a Dream”
 1963 Time Magazine “Man of the
Year”
 Awarded 1964 Nobel Peace Prize

8. METHODS
 Civil Disobedience
 Non-violent resistance
 Mass Protest
 Marches
 Boycott
 Media Coverage
 Published articles, letters, books
 Preaching, lectures, speeches

9. “I HAVE A DREAM”

10. LEGACY
 The face of Civil Rights Movement
 Successful in bringing about
change
 Humanitarian, intellectual, hero
 MLK Jr. Day