LEGACY OF MLK

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

• He gave the "I Have a Dream" speech which inspired many people.
• August 28, 1963
• He wanted to end racism in the United States
• Washington DC, USA

ROSA PARKS

• She didn't want to move seats on the bus.
• December 1, 1955
• She wanted freedom to sit wherever you want on a bus.
• Montogomery, Alabama

RUBY BRIDGES

• She was the first African-American child to attend public school
• November 14, 1960
• She was in an organization (NACCP) where 6 African- American students would attend all white elementary schools
• New Orleans, Louisiana

RALPH ABERATHY

• He partnered up with MLK to create the Montogomery Improvement Association, which would eventually lead up to the Montogomery Bus Boycott.
• December 1955
• To support MLK and Rosa Parks in the Montogomery Bus Boycott.
• Montogomery, Alabama

ROY WILKINS

• He led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• 1931-1977 were the years of his leadership in NAACP
• He disapproved racism and declared that violence and racial separation of African Americans and whites were simply not the answer.
• Mound Bayou, Mississippi