Civil Rights Movement & MLK
Who was MLK?
- An abolitionist
- Leader of the civil rights movement that protested peacefully
- Wrote I have a dream
What were the steps that MLK encouraged?
- Collect facts: Determine where injustice exists
- Negotiation: talk with store owners to put racist signs down
- Self-purification: Train people that are part of this movement to not retaliate and be able to take the harshness
- Direct action: non-violent campaigns (originally scheduled for Easter)
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
What was considered a just law?
- A manmade code to honor God’s laws
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
What were the acts passed after MLK movement?