1. Civil Rights
After attending Morehouse College, he deepened his understanding of theological scholarship and explored Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent strategy for social change at Crozer Theological Seminary and Boston University where he graduated at the top of his class in 1951. ... From the steps of Lincoln Momorial King gave his renowned "I Have a Dream" oration which later led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Later that same year the Voting Rights Act was passed. ...
Parks' act started a citywide boycott of the bus system by African-Americans that lasted for more than a year. ... King then deepened his understanding of theological scholarship after exploring Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent strategy for social change. ...
Parks' act started a citywide boycott of the bus system by African-Americans that lasted for more than a year. ... King then deepened his understanding of theological scholarship after exploring Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent strategy for social change. ...
The streetlights were on. Yet, it was three in the afternoon. The smog was so thick and black the sunlight cannot get through. Yesterday's newspaper rolls down the street as the wind gently blows, and the white working class tolerates no form of inter-racial mingling. Signs hang in storefronts read, "No Blacks,"" and "White Only."" ...