PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Martin Luther king Jr.
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Malcolm X
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Read more quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
Detailed explanation-2: -Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail that “freedom is never given voluntarily by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” You must demand it, for it will not be given freely. MLK also believed that liberty most often comes to those who petition for it peacefully.
Detailed explanation-3: -I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be plain and the crooked places will be made straight, “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together."
Detailed explanation-4: -“I Have a Dream” – Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963 In his most famous speech, King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and called for an end to racism in the United States before a crowd of more than 250, 000 people.