2.
In The first half of the 20th century, black people were
not allowed to…
Eat at the same lunch tables
Go to the same schools
Or even use the same bathrooms
As white people
5.
When a black woman, Rosa Parks, was arrested for
refusing to give her bus seat to a white man, king
organized a boycott
6.
Luther King was inspired by Gandhi and his
nonviolent protests for civil rights
7.
In 1963 he delivered his famous
I HAVE A DREAM
speech in Washington DC in which he dreamed that one
day people would be judged by their character and not
by the color of their skin
8.
Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
He was assassinated in 1968 when he was only 39
years old