What was the role of Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement?
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What was the role of Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement?
L/O – To understand the significance of MLK to the Civil Rights Movement and to identify his methods
Starter – Explain one effect of Little Rock on the USA
Martin Luther King - Methods
• MLK’s Christian faith and admiration of Indian leader Mahatma Ghandi’s non-violent protests meant he believed in non-violent direction action = protesting peacefully in a highly visible way to produce maximum publicity.
Martin Luther King - Methods• Protests included:
• Picketing = Standing outside a segregated shop or diner and asking people not to use it.
• Boycotts = not using any service that discriminated against black people.
• Sit-ins = Sitting at a ‘whites only’ lunch counter waiting to be served.
• Jail-ins = Deliberately getting arrested and filling jails.
• Mass Marches
Martin Luther King – Significance1. Excellent and Convincing
Speaker & Good Organiser
2. High-visibility campaign methods got the civil rights movement worldwide recognition.
3. Appealed to white politicians because he stressed non-violence and was willing to work with the government