Civil Rights Movement & MLK

Who was MLK?

• An abolitionist
• Leader of the civil rights movement that protested peacefully
• Wrote I have a dream

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What were the steps that MLK encouraged?

1. Collect facts: Determine where injustice exists
2. Negotiation: talk with store owners to put racist signs down
3. Self-purification: Train people that are part of this movement to not retaliate and be able to take the harshness
4. Direct action: non-violent campaigns (originally scheduled for Easter)

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What were MLK’s thoughts on just vs. unjust laws?

• It is your moral obligation to follow just laws
• It is your moral obligation to disobey any unjust laws

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What was considered a just law?

• A manmade code to honor God’s laws

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What was considered an unjust law?

• Segregation laws (giving people false ideas of their position in society by putting other social groups down
• Inflicted on the minority
• Degraded human personality

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What were the acts passed after MLK movement?

• Civil rights
• Voting acts

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