PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
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Which event involved the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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Election of 1968
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the Social Security Act
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Vietnam War Protests (1970)
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the March on Washington (1963)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered this iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. See entire text of King’s speech below.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1963, in the wake of violent attacks on civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, momentum built for another mass protest on the nation’s capital.
Detailed explanation-3: -Martin Luther King, Jr., of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); James Farmer of the Conference of Racial Equality (CORE); and John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The details and organization of the march were handled by Bayard Rustin, Randolph’s trusted associate.
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