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"I have a dream" speech

Birmingham, 1963

Bus Boycott

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"I have a dream" SpeechBy: Martin Luther King Jr.

On August 28, 1963, one of the most iconic speeches in history happened at the Lincoln Memorial. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his heartfelt speech about the long and hard fight against segregation and equal rights. He relates to the Gettysburg Address where President Lincoln talked about how America has unfinished work with equality for everyone living there. In King's words, "the Negro is still not free." The inspiration King created with this speech spread across the globe is something we will never forget.

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The "I Have a Dream Speech"

The Gettysburg Address was written by President Lincoln in 1864.

The crowd that gathered to hear the "I have a dream speech."

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Matin Luther King Jr.'s speech touched the heart and inspried many Americans. Unfortunatley, this speech also annoyed many Americans as well. Specifically the people who were against integration.

Martin Luther King Jr. connected his speech to The Gettysburg Address. Lincoln wrote about some of the same problems and issues America was having, and most of them were still around. Lincoln wanted equality and a rebirth of freedom, and King made the points "the Negro still is not free," and "an exile of his own society."

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The crowd that gathered to hear the "I have a dream speech" made it even more impactful. Martin Luther King Jr. was able to spread his message to even more people and made the issues of segragation and even hotter topic to talk about.

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Birmingham 1963

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Martin Luther King arrived in Birmingham intending to end segregation completely. He planned to accomplish this goal by protesting and parading on various streets. Unfortunately, King was arrested shortly after his arrival for "parading without a permit." Despite being in jail, he continued to write many letters about the civil rights movement's goals. Soon after, many children were chosen to march the streets, hoping they would not be stopped or injured by the police. Unfortunately, the children were met with violence and arrests. Americans watched in horror as they saw what was happening to each child.After weeks of consideration, Birmingham was finally becoming desegregated sucsessfully.

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Kids and adults of all ages who were protesting were arrested by the city police. Think about it. 8-year-olds were getting thrown in a dirty jail cell for protesting for their rights!

Firehoses were one thing, but having dogs attack them is way too far. Kids were brutally assaulted with dogs and didn't have anything to protect themselves.

Nobody thought the police would hurt the kids of Birmingham, but they were wrong. They sprayed them relentlessly with firehose to scare them away from protesting against segregation.

Kids and adults were arrested in the masses to try and scare people away from protesting.

Kids were attacked with police dogs to stop them from marching for their rights.

Kids were sprayed with firehoses to stop them from protesting.

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Bus Boycott

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The bus boycott was one of the most important steps towards desegregation, and here is how it started. Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American woman, sat in a bus seat not causing any harm. But when a white man requested that she move, she declined and was arrested simply for not giving up her seat. This act triggered the African American community, and they knew they had to take action quickly. They decided to stay off every bus, no matter the condition. The community walked together and people carpooled to work. Soon buses were becoming empty, and losing loads of profit. After 382, long days, the bus companies finally gave in and desegregated all of the buses in the city.

This was a magical thing that this group did together. They all were working together for a common goal, and I'm sure they all met new friends and were happy to be able to help with the movement.

One major effect that this boycott had was the amount of profit bus companies lost. They lost over 50,000 riders in the course of a year and this really affected their profit. Over the course of the boycott, the companies lost $1,146,000!

After the bus boycott started, the buses were almost empty, because African Americans were their biggest customers. All of the people that road the bus found a different way they could get to work.

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The bus companies profits declined dramatically after loosing their biggest client.

The empty busses after the African American community agreed to stop using them.

People of all ages walking to work and school together as part of the bus boycott.

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