- Collection:
- Encyclopedia of Alabama
- Title:
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Creator:
- Bass, S. Jonathan
- Date of Original:
- 2008-01-09
- Subject:
- African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery
Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery
African American clergy--Alabama--Montgomery
Clergy--Alabama--Montgomery
Passive resistance--Alabama--Montgomery
Nonviolence--Alabama--Montgomery
Direct action--Alabama--Montgomery
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.)--Employees
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Montgomery
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Montgomery
Boycotts--Alabama--Montgomery
Buses--Alabama--Montgomery
Race discrimination--Alabama--Montgomery
Race relations
Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Segregation--Alabama--Montgomery
Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Montgomery
Montgomery Improvement Association
Southern Christian Leadership Conference - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Dallas County, 32.32597, -87.10648
United States, Alabama, Dallas County, Selma, 32.40736, -87.0211
United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, 32.22026, -86.20761
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, 32.36681, -86.29997 - Medium:
- articles
interactive resource - Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Martin Luther King, Jr., a significant civil rights leader of the 1950s and 1960s. He achieved his most renown and greatest successes in advancing the cause of civil rights while leading a series of highly publicized campaigns in Alabama between 1955 and 1965. During this decade of mass protests against racial injustices, King's words and deeds inspired millions of people throughout the world. In 1964, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the struggle for racial equality. In contrast, others saw King as a polarizing figure whose actions elicited violent reactions. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Fifteen years later, in November 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing the third Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.
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