Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

• By Thea Mourselas
• 9-14-05
• Wednesday 400 p.m.
• Peterson

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MLKs Life and Accomplishments

• Born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia
• His civil rights activities began with the
  successful.
• boycott when Rosa parks refused to give up her
  seat
• on a public bus.
• He gave an amazing speech, I Have a Dream in
  front of the Lincoln Memorial.
• MLK won the Nobel Peace Prize for leading
  nonviolent civil demonstrations.
• Assassinated at age 39 in Memphis, Tennessee
• Congress nominated the third Monday in January a
  federal holiday to honor King.
• National Civil Rights Museum opened at the sight
  of Kings assassination in Memphis.

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I Have a Dream

• I have a dream that my four children will one
  day live in a nation where they will not be
  judged by the color of their skin but by the
  content of their character
• -1963 March on Washington, D.C.

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In 1955, MLK, Jr. civil rights activities began
after this woman refused to give up her seat.

• A Harriet Tubman
• B Rosa Parks
• C Hillary Clinton
• D Besty Ross

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Wrong

• OOPS!
• Its ok! Please go back and read again.

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Correct!

• Keep up the good work!

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My Biography

• My Name is Anthea Katherine Mourselas but
  everyone calls me Thea
• I am 100 Greek and I visit Greece every summer
  with my family to a a beautiful island called
  Ikaria where we have a house on the Aegean Sea.
• I love kids and Im really excited to become a
  teacher!