He is still regarded mainly as the black leader of a movement for black equality. Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-1968), American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. ... The movement that King led swept all that away. ... He pursued his dream of spreading the civil-rights movement to other cities. Overnight, he found himself the leader of an awakened people. ...

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(January 15, 1929 -1968 on April 4), the famous leader of the American civil rights movement. 1948 graduation. ... In April 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis, after the strike leaders, was assassinated at age 39. ... He was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. ... Tablets, he explained the original intention of the American civil rights movement, hopes and dreams, refuted all the accusations of the civil rights movement. ... Later, in August 28, 1963, mass demonstrations culminated in the "march in Washin...

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Most white Americans wanted to stay uninvolved because the civil rights movement was portrayed as an "unholy- mess. ... However, many local black leaders opposed King's intervention. ... The local Birmingham papers tried to suppress the movement by putting the stories of Birmingham within the paper. ... It was one of the most pivotal moments in the American civil rights movement. ... He tells the leaders of the community that he wanted change but was unwilling to use violence because when violence is present there is an absence of love. ...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform America and the world. ... Edgar Daniel Nixon, then leader of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), spoke with Parks, telling her that hers was the case that would launch a massive boycott. ... By the end of February's second week, the sit-in movement had spread from North Carolina to Virginia. ... Many of them would become leaders of the southern civil rights struggle, including John Lewis and Diane Nash. ...

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Fred Shuttlesworth called a meeting of local ministers and community leaders at Sardis Baptist Church and the ACMHR was founded. ... The scale of protest and police brutality of the Birmingham Campaign created a new level of visibility for the civil rights movement and contributed to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ... SCLC leaders met secretly in January of that year to draw up initial plans for the Birmingham Campaign, known as "Project C" – C for confrontation. ... Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) w...

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Throughout his life, King was known best as a Civil Rights Leader. ... Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, and National Urban League leader Lester B. ... Student activism provided the spark that gave new life to the Civil Rights Movement. ... During his incarceration, criticism by local white clergymen of the movement and King's actions prompted him to write his famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." ... However, black leaders, white businessmen, and federal troo...

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And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness,"preeminent leader Gandhi voiced. ... The movement needs to convey their stimulus to others who may see the same injustice and join the movement. Furthermore, the movement needs to be public as to raise awareness of those not impacted, and gain their empathy. ... For example, Gandhi led the movement for independence in India by using nonviolent civil disobedience. ...

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