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Topic: How Martin Luther King JR's speeches impacted the Civil Rights movement. Thesis Statement: Martin Luther King JR's speeches impacted the Civil Rights movement because his writing persuaded peeple to change their mind about minority rights, influenced people to stand up for their rights and informed people of what was going on. I. Persuasion A.Changed peoples minds about Civil Rights 1. Got people to accept people reguardless of their color 2. Made some minorities start to fight for their rights. I I. Influenced A. Got people to do what they know they should 1. Got minorities to stand up for their rights. 2. Had public places to begin being desegregated. I I I. Informed A. Made sure everyone knew what was going on. 1. Told everyone the truth about what was going on. 2. Got everyone to know his opinion so that he could influence and persuade them.

Notes Simkin John." //Martin Luther King: Biography//. John Simkin, Spartacus Educational. Web. 29 Apr 2010. . 1-Most memorable speech is __I Have a Dream__ 2- Wrote __Letter From Birmingham Jail__ 3- Speeches inspired many different boycotts and protests. 4- Shot by James Earl Ray. 5- Was the age 39 at death. 6- Earned his own Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozier Theological Seminary in 1951 7- Earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Boston in 1951. 8- Was a pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama. 9- King lead a Black bus boycott. 10- He and ninety others were arrested and indicted under the provisions of a law making it illegal to conspire to obstruct the operation of a business. 11- King was making a speech about helping the poor out at the time of his assasination. 12- Spoke "I Have A Dream" in 1963. 13- Was born January 15th 1929. 14- Influenced by Henry David Thoreau. 15- Protested bus segregation after Rosa Parks was arrested. 16- Married Coretta Scott. 17- One Bus Boycott lasted for 13 months. 18- Supreme Court eventually forced Montgomery cock Company to accept Integration. 19- Boycott came to an end on December 20, 1956. 20- Formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to use nonviolence in the struggle for civil rights.

21- After the successful outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, King wrote __Stride Toward Freedom__ 22- Kings nonviolent strategy was adapted by you african-americans in the South, which lead to the Freedom Riders. 23- Thought that since African-Americans made up 10% of the population, they should have economic power. 24- Reffered to as a Civil Rights icon. 25- In 1964, King was the youngest person to recieve a Nobel Peace Prize. 26- Opposed the Vietnam War. 27- Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 28- Awarded Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. 29- Martin Luther King Jr Day was established as a national holiday in 1986. 30- Was established as one of the greatest oraters in US history after writing "I Have a Dream." 31- Was the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957. 32- King spoke a speech at the March On Washington in 1963. 33- Wrote Letter From Birmingham Jail while in jail for leading a segregation protest. 34- After recieving the Nobel Peace Prize, he donated all the money to the Civil Rights Movement. 35- Thought that the USA was the central for violence. 36- Was assasinated after helping out a protest for garbage workers on strike. 37- After speaking "I have a Dream" at the March at Washington, it became the most popular speech of his. 38- King thought "individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws" 39- Commited his whole life to making the Civil Rights Movement possible. 40- Gave his "I've Been to the Moutaintop" speech before being assasinated.

Lincoln, C. Eric. "King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)." //Encyclopedia of World Biography//. Ed. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. 17 vols.//Student Resource Center - Gold//. Gale. BRUNSWICK SR HIGH SCHOOL - MD. 29 Apr. 2010 . 41- Wrote "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to repudiate the calls of eight white churchs. 42- The document entitiled "A Call to Duty" was meant to end public protests in Birmingham. 43- King spoke some parts of "I Have a Dream" at a "Freedom Walk" in Detroit. 44- Kings last spech was 1968, entitled "The Other America" 45- Part of the "March on Washington" (on Woodward Avenue) drew about 125,000 people to it. 46- Wrote "The Measure of a Man" in 1959. 47- Wrote "Strength to Love" in 1963. 48- Wrote "Why We Can't Wait" in 1963. 49- Wrote "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" in 1967. 50- Donated money to various Civil Rights groups. 51- Originated the nonviolence strategy to get Civil Righrs 52- Recieved his doctorate in theology from Boston University in 1955 53- After leading a bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested, he was the acknowledged leader because of his ideas. 54- His home, family and friends were harassed and attacked because of King's leadership to get Civil Rights. 55- Met with both Vice-President Nixon and President Eisenhower about Civil Rights, neither time did anything come out of it. 56- Lead the "Crusade for Citizenship" trying to double the amount of black voters in the South. 57- Speeches inspired the "sit-in" movement by students in North Carolina protesting segregation at lunch counters in city shops. 58- Helped increase emphasis on voter regestration and the use of economic boycotts to gain fair employment and other benefits. 59- Led the protests that eventually made the 1964 Federal Rights Act pass, so that all public facilities in Albany were desgregated. 60- The KKK bombed King's brother and the hotel where other Freedom Riders were staying because of King's ideal.

"King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)." //DISCovering Multicultural America//. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Gale. BRUNSWICK SR HIGH SCHOOL - MD. 29 Apr. 2010 . 61- Keynote speaker at numerous memorable Civil Rights protests. 62- King's non-violent protesting was the dominant force for the Civil Rights Movement. 63- Known as a Civil Right's figure and caused the creation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 64- King's non-violent tactics were put to their most severe test in Birmingham agaisnt the violence of the white protesters. 65- In late 1960, King spoke at the "March on Washington" and spoke one of his most promising speeches. 66- At the begginning of 1963, Time Magazine designated him as its Man of the Year. 67- A few months later he was named for the Nobel Peace Prize. 68- When King went to the North to protest, he found the young blacks there didn't care about protesting so spoke to them and convinced them to stand up for their rights. 69- Kings later antagonized many Civil Rights leaders by saying he believed the US to be "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World." 70- King announced his opposition to the Vietnam War shortly after it started and said that it was a "tragic adventure." 71- He shortly after forced the white middle class to concede that no movement could change the course of government without persistent protesting, restrained aggresiveness and militiant confrontation. 72- That was the main reason for the civil rights struggle in the early 1960's in the South. 73- He spoke out about demanding guarenteed family incomes. 74- Even talked about disrupting cities by speaking at protests and non-violent "camp-ins." 75- After speaking out about the poor, that lead him to go protest and speak about the sanitation men's strike in Memphis. 76- There King spoke speeches about basic union representation and long-overdue salary considerations. 77- Even with all of his speeches, he was unable to eliminate the violence about the sanitation strike. 78- King claimed he wasn't scared if he would be killed because he had "conquered the fear of death. 79- King was later on shot at his hotel while these protest were going on. 80- King's legacy has lasted for centuries and still continues to influence people.

Tyler Puryear Mr. Shupp English 9 30 April 30, 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s Speeches. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s speeches have changed life completely. He is one of the greatest public speakers of our time. His speeches were the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement. Even decades later, the foundation of his speeches and ideals are still used in situations today. Without King, minorities still would not have rights and protesting wouldn’t be as efficient. Martin Luther King JR's speeches impacted the Civil Rights movement because his writing persuaded people to change their mind about minority rights, influenced people to stand up for their rights and informed people of what was going on. Martin Luther King Junior’s writing persuaded many people to change their minds about the Civil Rights Movement. After writing about how horribly African-Americans were being treated and how little of rights they had, some people changed start to want them to get Civil Rights. When King used the non-violent protesting method, he won so many people over to his side to fight for the Civil Rights Movement. When King went to the North to protest for Civil Rights, he found that most young African-Americans didn’t care about getting their rights, but King convinced them to stand up for their rights and help the fight for the Civil Rights Movement. After giving countless speeches, endless hours of protesting, he and the other Civil Rights Leaders finally got the Civil Rights Movement to be passed by Congress. Martin Luther King informed America and all of it’s’ people what was going on with the Civil Rights Movement. King made sure that everyone knew African-American’s struggle with gaining rights. After Rosa Parks was arrested for starting a bus boycott, King started to protest this by having multiple Bus Boycotts of his own. By having these Bus Boycotts, he informed people that African-Americans were being arrested for refusing to give up their seats on buses to white people. In all of King’s speeches, he spoke details of the struggle that was going on. By King informing people of what was really going on in the US, he made it possible for him to then persuade people and influence them. Martin Luther King has influenced all aspects of life in society. When King developed the non-violent strategy to protest many other Civil Rights protesters pick upped on his strategy. An example of this is when young African-American teenagers in the South started to use King’s non-violence strategy. King’s speeches inspired the “sit-in” movement in the South, used by students in North Carolina that would sit at “white only” lunch counters to protest the segregation of them. King has truly influenced all aspects of society and changed life for the better.  Martin Luther King JR’s speeches have changed life so much for everyone. King not only made it possible for African-American’s to achieve rights, but also for other minorities and groups that are discriminated against. King has changed the way people think and treat each other, he also influenced that no one should be judged by characteristics such as race, gender and orientation. Martin Luther King JR's speeches impacted the Civil Rights movement because his writing persuaded people to change their mind about minority rights, influenced people to stand up for their rights and informed people of what was going on.