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Little Rock Crisis
Document: Smiley, Glenn E. Report on Little Rock, 9/23/1957 - 9/29/1957
Document: King, Martin Luther Jr. (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). Telegram to Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Interview at Bennett College, [2/11/1958]
Document: Dr. King Asks Nonviolence in Little Rock School Crisis, 9/26/1957.
- Classroom Activity: Lead a discussion about this content and purpose of this document. What does King mean when he says, ‘You must meet physical force with soul force’? Can you think of an example in your own life when you needed ‘soul force’? How does the conviction that ‘history is on your side’ help to motivate people to remain non-violent?
- Encyclopedia: Daisy Bates, Little Rock Desegregation
- Document Analysis Worksheet
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Montgomery Bus Boycott |
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Document: Montgomery Police Department. Arrest Record For Rosa Parks, 12/1/1955
Document: Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson. (Women's Political Council (WPC)) Announcement, Another Negro Woman has been Arrested -- Don't Ride the Bus, 12/2/1955
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Montgomery Improvement Association Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church, 12/5/1955
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr.; Powell, William J. (Montgomery Improvement Association) ''Integrated bus suggestions'', 12/19/1956
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School Desegregation |
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Document: March for Integrated Schools. “A Petition for Integrated Schools to the President and the Congress of the United States”, 1/1959
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr. (Southern Christian Leadership Conference). Telegram to Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower, 9/25/1957
Document: Emery, Jane. “Can you meet the challenge?”. The Tiger (Little Rock Central High School student newspaper), 9/17/1957.
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Birmingham Campaign |
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Document: Associated Press. Photo of Martin Luther King, Jr., 4/13/1963.
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 4/16/1963.
Document: Carson, Clayborne. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Chapter 19: Freedom Now. 2001
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March on Washington |
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Document: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Announcement, An Appeal to You to March on Washington, 8/1963
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Have a Dream, Address delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 8/28/1963
Document: Lewis, John (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). Press release, “Text of speech to be delivered at Lincoln Memorial”, 8/28/1963
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King and Malcolm X |
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Document: X, Malcolm 1925-1965 (Muhammad's Mosque No. 7). Letter to Martin Luther King, Jr., 7/31/1963
Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr., Telegram to Betty Shabazz, 2/26/1965
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King and Vietnam |
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Document: King, Martin Luther, Jr. Beyond Vietnam, Address on 4/4/1967
Document: “Dr. King's Error” New York Times, April 7, 1967
Documents: Letter from Jay H. Cerf to King, 4/2/1967; King’s response to Cerf
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Liberation Curriculum, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, ©2004
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