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Let’s Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.

Let’s Meet Martin Luther King, Jr. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?. husband father a college graduate pastor civil rights leader a Christian leader Nobel Peace prize winner an advocate for peace author. When was Dr. King born?.

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Let’s Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  1. Let’s Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? • husband • father • a college graduate • pastor • civil rights leader • a Christian leader • Nobel Peace prize winner • an advocate for peace • author

  3. When was Dr. King born? • He was born at noon on January 15, 1929 to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King at 501 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

  4. What important events took place during Dr. King’s life? • 1955 bus boycott • 1959 MLK made trip to India and met Ghandi’s relatives • 1960 lunch counter sit-in • 1964 Civil Rights Act

  5. Why do we celebrate Dr. King’s birthday? • To remember a Civil Rights hero • To perform community service

  6. What did Dr. King teach us? • To stand up for what is right • To promote peace and non-violence • To treat everyone equally • To be tolerant

  7. Why was Dr. King so important? • He gave a voice and leadership to the Civil Rights Movement • He led non-violent protests

  8. Words to know • Rights • Freedom • Love • Discriminate • Prejudice • Citizenship • Peace • Nonviolence

  9. Sources • http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/upload/K_and_1_%20Kings_Life.pdf • http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html

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