Civil Rights was a very prominent issue during the 1960s with many supporters and advocates for the issue.
Martin Luther King Jr.
• Baptist Minister and Social Activist
• one of the founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was created to harness the moral authority and organizing power of black churches
Selma March
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made Selma, Alabama, the focus of its efforts to register black voters in the South
• protesters (under the protection of federalized National Guard troops) finally achieved their goal, walking around the clock for three days to reach Montgomery
• helped raise awareness for the issue of civil rights in America
March On Washington
• On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
• joyous day of speeches, songs, and prayers led by a celebrated array of clergymen, civil rights leaders, politicians, and entertainers
• the day climaxed with Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech
King Assassinated
• assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
• the assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black Americans, as well as a period of national mourning that helped speed the way for an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era
Martin Luther King Jr.
• Baptist Minister and Social Activist
• one of the founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was created to harness the moral authority and organizing power of black churches
Selma March
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made Selma, Alabama, the focus of its efforts to register black voters in the South
• protesters (under the protection of federalized National Guard troops) finally achieved their goal, walking around the clock for three days to reach Montgomery
• helped raise awareness for the issue of civil rights in America
March On Washington
• On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
• joyous day of speeches, songs, and prayers led by a celebrated array of clergymen, civil rights leaders, politicians, and entertainers
• the day climaxed with Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech
King Assassinated
• assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
• the assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black Americans, as well as a period of national mourning that helped speed the way for an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era