Martin Luther King
* In 1955 he became famous through organizing a boycott of the transit system over the jailing of Rosa Parks
* This transit company later went bankrupt
* Became a symbol and the leader of the black civil rights protest movement
* Adopted the peaceful demonstrations from Gandhi
* "I have a dream" speech
* Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
* Assassinated in 1968
Summary:Martin Luther King was the first leader who led the blacks in America to protest against their unfair civil rights, he also adopted Gandhi's pacifism in dealing with the American governments.
* This transit company later went bankrupt
* Became a symbol and the leader of the black civil rights protest movement
* Adopted the peaceful demonstrations from Gandhi
* "I have a dream" speech
* Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1967
* Assassinated in 1968
Summary:Martin Luther King was the first leader who led the blacks in America to protest against their unfair civil rights, he also adopted Gandhi's pacifism in dealing with the American governments.
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